Welcome to Chesnee ...

The city of Chesnee is primarily located in Cherokee County<1>. A portion of Chesnee extends into Spartanburg County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chesnee, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Chesnee has a population of 924 people<2> (see below for details).

Chesnee is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Chesnee lies within the (864) area code.

The ZIP code for Chesnee: 29323<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chesnee had an population of 924 people. This is an increase of 6.45% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chesnee had a population of 868 people. This makes Chesnee the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Chesnee represents 0.02% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 156th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 868 people, the population of Chesnee decreased 13.46% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,003 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Chesnee.

Communities near Chesnee ...

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

• Spartanburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
  • Spartanburg is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartanburg <5>
• Gaffney
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
  • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <5>
• Forest City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Rutherford County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <5>
• Boiling Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <5>
• Spindale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
  • Spindale is located in Rutherford County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <5>
• Rutherfordton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherfordton
  • Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherfordton <5>
• Wellford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
  • Wellford is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellford <5>
• Landrum
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
  • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <5>
• Pacolet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
  • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <5>
• Inman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
  • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <5>

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 Chesnee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chesnee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chesnee. 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 Chesnee.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chesnee ...

Looking for more information about Chesnee? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Chesnee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chesnee.

Adding Chesnee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chesnee 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 Chesnee was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Chesnee on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for South Carolina (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chesnee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chesnee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/