Welcome to New Chester ...
So far, we found very little information about New Chester. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added New Chester to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Chester, please Contact Us.
New Chester would have been located within present day Adams County<2>.
The location of New Chester has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Chester, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
While the community is gone, the present day location for New Chester is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where New Chester was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If New Chester still existed, it would have been in the (608) area code.
Communities Also Named New Chester ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named New Chester - it's located in Nova Scotia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Chester.
Communities near New Chester ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Chester.
- Wisconsin Dells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Lake Delton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Montello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Lyndon Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Endeavor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Coloma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 New Chester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Chester.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New 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 New Chester.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Chester. See our Newspapers Page for New Chester.
Adding New Chester to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Chester in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Chester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the New Chester post office opened in 1856.
We also found New Chester in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Chester.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Chester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Chester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |