Welcome to Chesney ...

Chesney is located in Union County<1>.

Chesney is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Chesney, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Chesney: 865

Communities Also Named Chesney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Chesney - it's located in Maryland.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chesney.

Communities near Chesney ...

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

• Kodak
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <3>
• Cook Mill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
• Dyers Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
• Jefferson City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <3>
• Oakland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Oakland is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
• Kings Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Valley is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
• Smithwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithwood is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people
• New Tazewell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • New Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tazewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tazewell <3>
• Maynardville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Maynardville is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynardville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynardville <3>
• Mascot
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mascot is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chesney ...

Looking for more information about Chesney? 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 Chesney, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chesney.

Adding Chesney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chesney 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 (so far) for Chesney was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chesney.