Welcome to Chesterville ...

Chesterville is located in Franklin 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 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Chesterville has a population of 1,348 people<3> (see below for details).

Chesterville is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Chesterville is within the boundaries of the (207) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chesterville had an population of 1,348 people. This is a decrease of 0.3% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chesterville had a population of 1,352 people. This makes Chesterville the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Chesterville represents 0.1% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 232nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,352 people, the population of Chesterville increased 15.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,170 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Chesterville.

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, Maryland, Mississippi, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Texas and West Virginia.

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.

• Farmington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
• Oakland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <5>
• Winthrop
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <5>
• Madison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Jay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Jay is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <5>
• Wilton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <5>
• Norridgewock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norridgewock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norridgewock
  • Norridgewock is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norridgewock <5>
• Livermore Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore Falls
  • Livermore Falls is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore Falls <5>
• Belgrade
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgrade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
  • Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belgrade <5>
• Readfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readfield
  • Readfield is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readfield <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 book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Chesterville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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 State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/