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Welcome to Mount Chestnut ...

Mount Chestnut is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Chestnut, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Chestnut: Mt. Chestnut

Mount Chestnut is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mount Chestnut lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Mount Chestnut ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Chestnut.

  • Butler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Economy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Economy is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
  • Beaver Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellwood City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Zelienople
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zelienople have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelienople
    • Zelienople is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zelienople <3>
  • Slippery Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Seven Fields
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
    • Seven Fields is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
  • Evans City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mars
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars
    • Mars is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars <3>
  • Freedom
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Freedom is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Chestnut. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Chestnut.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Chestnut. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Chestnut.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Chestnut. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Chestnut.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Chestnut ...

Looking for more information about Mount Chestnut? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mount Chestnut, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Chestnut.

Adding Mount Chestnut to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Chestnut in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mount Chestnut was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Mount Chestnut on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Chestnut.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Chestnut - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.