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Welcome to Chesapeake ...The town of Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County<1>. The location of Chesapeake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Chesapeake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Chesapeake has a population of 1,413 people<3> (see below for details). Chesapeake is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Chesapeake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Chesapeake: (304) and (681)<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chesapeake had an population of 1,413 people. This is a decrease of 9.07% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Chesapeake had a population of 1,554 people. This makes Chesapeake the county's 6th most populous community. The population of Chesapeake represents 0.08% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 76th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,554 people, the population of Chesapeake decreased 5.42% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,643 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Chesapeake. Communities Also Named Chesapeake ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Chesapeake: This one is located in Kanawha County and the other is located in Marion County. Beyond West Virginia, there are 6 communities that are also named Chesapeake - they are located in Maryland, Missouri, Ohio and Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chesapeake. Communities near Chesapeake ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chesapeake.
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 Chesapeake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chesapeake. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chesapeake. 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 Chesapeake. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chesapeake. See our Newspapers Page for Chesapeake. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chesapeake ...Looking for more information about Chesapeake? 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 Chesapeake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chesapeake. Adding Chesapeake to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Chesapeake. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chesapeake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/ The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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