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Welcome to Chatham Hill ...

Chatham Hill is located in Smyth County<1>.


The location of Chatham Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Chatham Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Chatham Hill is 2,040 feet [622 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Chatham Hill: (276)

Communities Also Named Chatham Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Chatham Hill: This one is located in Smyth County and the other is located in Roanoke City.

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

Communities near Chatham Hill ...

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

  • Marion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Smyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Richlands
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Tazewell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <4>
  • Saltville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Chilhowie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilhowie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowie
    • Chilhowie is located in Smyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilhowie <4>
  • Rural Retreat
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Glade Spring
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <4>
  • Trout Dale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Mount Carmel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chatham Hill ...

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

Adding Chatham Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chatham Hill post office opened in 1837.

We also found Chatham Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chatham Hill.

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

The official website for Smyth County: www.smythcounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Smyth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chatham Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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