Welcome to Chesterville ...

Chesterville is located in Wood County<1>.

The location of Chesterville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chesterville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Chesterville is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Chesterville: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Chesterville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Chesterville - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec and Texas.

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

Communities near Chesterville ...

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

• Parkersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <5>
• Marietta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
• Vienna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Belpre
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <5>
• Ravenswood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <5>
• Williamstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <5>
• Belmont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
• Elizabeth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
• North Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
  • North Hills is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Coolville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolville
  • Coolville is located in Athens County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chesterville ...

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

Adding Chesterville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chesterville 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 Chesterville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Chesterville post office opened in 1888.

We also found Chesterville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chesterville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chesterville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/