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Welcome to Chilesburg ...

Chilesburg is located in Caroline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chilesburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Chilesburg is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Chilesburg: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Chilesburg ...

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

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

Communities near Chilesburg ...

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

  • Ashland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bowling Green
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mineral
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Beaverdam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hewlett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hewlett is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
  • Marye
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
  • Tylers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tylers is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
  • Arcadia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Bumpass
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bumpass is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
    • Bumpass has also been known as:
    • Bumpas
    • Bumpass Junction
    • Bumpass Station
    • Bumpass Turnout
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <4>
  • Ruther Glen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chilesburg ...

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

Adding Chilesburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chilesburg 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 Chilesburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chilesburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Caroline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chilesburg - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Chilesburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Chilesburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.