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History · Chevy Chase Section Three

Chevy Chase Section Three dates to 1916, and 81% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper from 1907 on.

1916founded
0on the National Register
81%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Chevy Chase Section Three’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Chevy Chase Section Three began

When was Chevy Chase Section Three founded?

1916

Chevy Chase Section Three dates its founding to 1916 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree).

2020 census: 802110 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.

What stands out about Chevy Chase Section Three’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Chevy Chase Section Three’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Chevy Chase Section Three’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Chevy Chase Section Three, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Chevy Chase Section Three yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Chevy Chase Section Three is a village in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It was organized as a special tax district in 1916 and incorporated as a village in 1982. The population was 802 at the 2020 census. It is part of a larger community, colloquially referred to as Chevy Chase, that includes several adjoining settlements in Montgomery County and one neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Chevy Chase Section Three was established in 1916. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 760 to 802 (+6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Chevy Chase Section Three, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s1 item
Chevy Chase, D.C1907Chevy Chase, D.C
1910s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Chevy Chase, D.C
Retake this viewChevy Chase, D.C, 1907

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Famous people

Famous people close to Chevy Chase Section Three

Nobody well known was born in Chevy Chase Section Three itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Al GoreVice President of the United States from 1993 t… · b. 1948
Samuel L. JacksonAmerican actor · b. 1948
Jennifer DoudnaAmerican biochemist · b. 1964
Richard SchiffAmerican actor · b. 1955
Nora RobertsAmerican romance writer · b. 1950
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Hilary RhodaAmerican model · b. 1987
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Chevy Chase Section FiveIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townChevy Chase Village2 historic placesA

Questions about Chevy Chase Section Three’s history

What year was Chevy Chase Section Three founded?

In 1916, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.