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History · Chesterhill

Chesterhill’s post office opened in 1838, and 51% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Chesterhill began

When was Chesterhill founded?

1838

The Chesterhill post office opened in 1838, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 276188 years
Founding year: the first Chesterhill post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Chesterhill’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Chesterhill are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Chesterhill’s homes were built before 1938.Deep rootsA post office since 1838: 188 years of Chesterhill.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Chesterhill’s history is told.

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How Chesterhill came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Chesterhill.

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Chesterhill was laid out in 1834, and named after Chester County, Pennsylvania, the native home of a large share of the first settlers.

Chesterhill played a role in the Underground Railroad; escaped slaves were sheltered in Henman Cave and by Quaker families, led by individuals such as Elias Bundy, Jesse Hiatt, and Nathan Morris.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Chesterhill, decade by decade

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Map of Morgan County Ohio Highlighting Chesterhill Village2015Map of Morgan County Ohio Highlighting Chesterhill Vi…MapChesterhill, Marion at Mill2013Chesterhill, Marion at MillOHMap-doton-Chesterhill2004OHMap-doton-Chesterhill

Questions about Chesterhill’s history

What year was Chesterhill founded?

The Chesterhill post office opened in 1838, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 (3), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.