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Welcome to Chester Gap ...

Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chester Gap, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1954.

Chester Gap is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Chester Gap: 540 & 826<3>

The ZIP code for Chester Gap: 22623<4>

Communities near Chester Gap ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chester Gap ...

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

Adding Chester Gap to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chester Gap 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 Chester Gap was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Chester Gap post office opened in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chester Gap.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rappahannock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chester Gap - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Chester Gap area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Chester Gap area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 Chester Gap). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Chester Gap or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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