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Welcome to North Chester ...

North Chester is located in Windsor County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Chester, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for North Chester: N. Chester

North Chester is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Chester: 802

Communities Also Named North Chester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named North Chester - they are located in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

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

Communities near North Chester ...

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

  • Claremont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Claremont is located in Sullivan County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,944 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <3>
  • Springfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Springfield is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
  • Charlestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rockingham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockingham is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
  • Walpole
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Walpole is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walpole <3>
  • Windsor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Windsor is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,284 people
  • Bellows Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Westminster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Westminster is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
  • Weathersfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Weathersfield is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,727 people
  • Putney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Putney is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 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 North Chester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Chester.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Chester ...

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

Adding North Chester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Chester 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 North Chester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Chester post office opened in 1849. The North Chester post office closed in 1903.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Windsor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Chester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/