Welcome to Chatham ...

The town of Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County<1> and is the County Seat for Pittsylvania County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chatham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Chatham has a population of 1,429 people<3> (see below for details).

Chatham is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Chatham is located in the (434) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chatham had an population of 1,429 people. This is an increase of 12.61% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chatham had a population of 1,269 people. This makes Chatham the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Chatham represents 0.02% of the total population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 125th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,269 people, the population of Chatham decreased 5.16% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,338 people).

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

Communities Also Named Chatham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Chatham - they are located in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Chatham ...

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

• Danville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Danville City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <5>
• Hurt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
  • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <5>
• Gretna
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <5>
• Whittles
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
  • Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Whittles has also been known as:
  • Whittle's Depot
  • Whittle's Station
• Spring Garden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
  • Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
• Sonans
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
  • Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
• Chalk Level
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
  • Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
• Java
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
  • Java is located in Pittsylvania County
• Lucks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
  • Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
• Markham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
  • Markham is located in Pittsylvania County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chatham. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Chatham.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chatham ...

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

Adding Chatham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chatham post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chatham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pittsylvania County: www.pittgov.org/

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