Place:Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

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Name	Chester
Alt names	Chester	source: Getty Vocabulary Program
Type	County
Coordinates	40.117°N 75.867°W
Located in	Pennsylvania, United States (1682 - )

Contained Places

Borough: Atglen; Avondale; Downingtown; Elverson; Honey Brook; Kennett Square; Malvern; Modena; Oxford; Parkesburg; Phoenixville; South Coatesville; Spring City; Unionville; West Chester; West Grove
Cemetery: Mount Zion Cemetery; New Garden Friends Cemetery; Oakland Friends Cemetery; Union Methodist Cemetery
Census-designated place: Chesterbrook; Devon-Berwyn; Exton; Kenilworth; Lionville-Marchwood; Paoli; Thorndale; Toughkenamon; West Goshen
Inhabited place: Ackworth; Aldham; Altor; Anselma; Bacton; Baker; Barneston; Barnsley; Belvidere; Berwyn; Birchrunville; Birdell; Birmingham; Black Horse; Bondsville; Bradford Hills; Brandamore; Brandywine Manor; Brittains Corner; Brookfield; Brownbacks; Buck Run; Bucktown; Bull Tavern; Burnt Mills; Byers; Caln Meeting House; Caln; Cambridge; Camp Indian Run; Cedar Hollow; Cedar Knoll; Cedarville; Chadds Ford Knoll; Charlestown; Chatham; Chatwood; Chester Springs; Chesterville; Chrome; Church Hill; Clonmell; Coatesville; Cochranville; Cold Spring Park; Compass; Conestoga; Copesville; Corinne; Corner Ketch; Corner Store; Cornog; Cossart; Coventryville; Cromby; Cupola; Daleville; Dampman; Darby; Darlington Corners; Derby; Devault; Devon; Dilworth Traditional Academy; Doe Run; Dorlan; Dowlin; Duffryn Mawr; Dutton Mill; Eagle; East Nantmeal; Edenton; Elk River; Elkview; Embreeville; Ercildoun; Fairville; Fern Hill; Fisherville; Five Points; Flaggs Manor; Font; Fontaine; Forestville; Franklin; Frazer; Freemont; Fricks Lock; Gallagherville; Garden; General Warren Village; Glen Hope; Glen Roy; Glenhall; Glenloch; Glenmoore; Glennville; Glenrose; Goosetown; Goshenville; Green Hill; Green Lawn; Green Tree; Grove; Gum Tree; Guthriesville; Hallman; Hamorton; Harmony Hill; Harmonyville; Harveyville; Haverford Township; Haverford; Hayesville; Hayti; Hephzibah; Hershey Mill; Hickory Hill; Hiestand; Hill; Homeville; Hopewell; Howellville; Humphreyville; Icedale; Indian King; Ironsides; Isabella; Jennersville; Kaolin; Kelton; Kemblesville; Kimberton; Kirkland; Knauertown; Knickerbocker; Landenberg; Laurel; Lees Mill; Lees; Lenape; Lenover; Lewis Mills; Lewisville; Lionville; Little Washington; Loag; Longwood; Lower Hopewell; Lower Merion; Ludwigs Corner; Lyndell; Malins; Maple Grove; Marlboro; Marsh; Marshallton; Martins Corner; Matthews; Mendenhall; Merion; Merlin; Milford Mills; Mill Lane; Milltown; Morstein; Mortonville; Mount Vernon; Nantmeal Village; New Centerville; New London; Newlinville; North Oxford; Northbrook; Norway; Nottingham; Oakbourne; Oakland; Octoraro Creek; Oppermans Corner; Oxford Township; Paoli Road; Parker Ford; Parkersville; Peacedale; Pennhurst; Pennsbury; Pennsville; Perkiomen Junction; Phillipsville; Pikeland; Pine Swamp; Pleasant Grove; Plumsock; Pomeroy Heights; Pomeroy; Porters Mill; Pughtown; Radner; Radnor Township; Red Lion; Reeceville; Reeds Road; Rennyson; Rock Run; Rocklyn; Rockville; Rocky Hill; Romansville; Rosedale; Russellville; Sadsburyville; Saint Peters; Saverys Mill; Schades Corner; Sconnelltown; Seal; Seven Stars; Sheeder; Ship Road; Siousca; Slonaker; Snowdenville; South Pottstown; Springdell; Springlawn; Springton; Steelville; Stottsville; Strafford; Strickersville; Sugartown; Suplee; Swedesford Road; Talcose; Tanguy; Titlows Corner; Towerville; Trythall; Tweedale; Upland; Upper Octoraro; Uwchland; Valley Forge; Wagontown; Wallace; Warwick; Waterloo Mills; Wawaset; West Pikeland; Westtown; Westwood; Whitehorse; Wickerton; Williams Corner; Willistown; Willowdale; Wilmer; Wilsons Corner; Woodbine; Woodcrest; Woodville; Woodwards Corner; Wyebrooke; Youngsburg
Township: Antrim; Birmingham (township); Chichester; East Bradford; East Brandywine; East Caln; East Coventry; East Fallowfield; East Goshen; East Marlborough ( 1729 - ); East Nantmeal (township); East Nottingham; East Pikeland; East Vincent; East Whiteland; Easttown; Elk; Franklin (township); Highland; Honeybrook; Kennett; London Britain; London Grove; Londonderry; Marlborough ( - 1729 ); Middletown ( 1776 - ); New Garden ( 1714 - ); Newlin; Newtown; North Coventry; Pocopson; Ridley ( - 1789 ); Sadsbury; Springfield (township) ( - 1789 ); Thornbury; Tredyffrin; Upper Uwchlan; Uwchlan; Wallace (township); Warwick (township); West Bradford; West Brandywine; West Fallowfield; West Goshen (township); West Marlborough ( 1729 - ); West Nantmeal; West Nottingham; West Pikeland (township); West Vincent; West Whiteland; Westtown (township); Willistown (township)
Unknown: Chester Heights; Faggs Manor; Glen Mills; Goshen; Shenkel; The Nottingham Lots; Vincent

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

source: Family History Library Catalog

the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Chester County (Pennsylvania Dutch: Tscheschter Kaundi), colloquially known as Chesco, is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 534,413, increasing by 7.1% from 498,886 in 2010. The county seat and most populated municipality is West Chester. Chester County was one of the three original Pennsylvania counties created by William Penn in 1682. It was named for Chester, England.

Chester County is part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area. Eastern Chester County is home to many communities that comprise part of the Main Line western suburbs outside of Philadelphia, while part of its southernmost portion is considered suburban Wilmington, along with southwest Delaware County.

1 Timeline
2 Population History
3 Research Tips
4 External links

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Timeline

Date	Event	Source
1682	County formed	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1688	Land records recorded	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790	First census	Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1790	No significant boundary changes after this year	Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1924	Probate records recorded	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Census Year	Population
1790	27,937
1800	32,093
1810	39,596
1820	44,451
1830	50,910
1840	57,515
1850	66,438
1860	74,578
1870	77,805
1880	83,481
1890	89,377
1900	95,695
1910	109,213
1920	115,120
1930	126,629
1940	135,626
1950	159,141
1960	210,608
1970	278,311
1980	316,660
1990	376,396

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Research Tips

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External links

www.chesco.org/ Chesco Org
Outstanding guide to Chester County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki)	Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
Chester County Genealogy
Chester.pa-roots	Excellent site; wealth of information!
Proprietary Tax Lists of Chester County PA, 1765-1771 Google Books
Chester County Government	Contains numerous links to genealogically useful data (Deeds, Tax Rolls, etc. Navigation to specific groups of records can be difficult, but there's a wealth of data here. Some data is free, others require subscription.
USGenWeb Archives	Scroll down for the Chester County Archives Index. A lot of good information here: Area History ~ Bibles ~ Bios ~ Cemetery ~ Tombtone Images ~ Census ~ Church ~ Court ~ Directories ~ Family History ~ Immigration ~ Land ~ Maps ~ Military ~ News ~ Obituaries ~ School ~ Tax ~ Vitals ~ Wills
Chester Co. Jackson descendants	DNA results page

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