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Welcome to Chelsea ...The city of Chelsea is located in Shelby County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Chelsea, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908. From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Chelsea had a population of 10,183 people.<2> (see below for details). Chelsea is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Chelsea lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Chelsea: (205) & (659)<4> The ZIP code for Chelsea: 35043<5> Communities Also Named Chelsea ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Chelsea: This one is located in Shelby County and the other is located in Madison County. Beyond Alabama, there are 33 communities that are also named Chelsea - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (3), Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chelsea. Communities near Chelsea ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chelsea.
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 Chelsea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chelsea. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chelsea. 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 Chelsea. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chelsea. See our Newspapers Page for Chelsea. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chelsea ...Looking for more information about Chelsea? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Chelsea, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chelsea. Adding Chelsea to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Chelsea 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 Chelsea was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Chelsea on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Chelsea. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chelsea. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.com/ The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/ Footnotes ...
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