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Welcome to Chewalla ...

Chewalla is located in McNairy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chewalla, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

Chewalla is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Chewalla lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Chewalla: 731

The ZIP code for Chewalla: 38393<3>

Communities Also Named Chewalla ...

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

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

Communities near Chewalla ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chewalla ...

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

Adding Chewalla to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chewalla 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 Chewalla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Chewalla post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chewalla.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including McNairy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chewalla - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Chewalla). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Chewalla or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/