Chester

Chester is a city in and the county seat of , United States, on a bluff above the . The population was 6,814 at the 2020 census. It lies 61 miles south of St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • Type: Town with 7,840 residents
  • Description: city in Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “Chester, IL”, “Chester, Illinois”, “Home of Popeye”, “Честер (Иллинойс)”, and “चेस्टर (इलियोनोई)”
  • Postal code: 62233

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaskaskia.

Village
Photo: C. Houchin, CC BY 3.0.
is a village in … is situated 5 miles west of Chester.

Chester

Latitude
37.91366° or 37° 54′ 49″ north
Longitude
-89.82205° or 89° 49′ 19″ west
Population
7,840
Elevation
669 feet (204 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US CSI
Open location code
869GW57H+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153702008
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4235724
Wiki­data ID
Q575518
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Chester” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تشيستر”
  • Azerbaijani: “Çester”
  • Basque: “Chester”
  • Catalan: “Chester”
  • Cebuano: “Chester”
  • Chechen: “Честер”
  • Chinese: “切斯特”
  • Croatian: “Chester”
  • Dagbani: “Chester”
  • Danish: “Chester”
  • Dutch: “Chester”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تشيستر”
  • French: “Chester”
  • German: “Chester”
  • Gilaki: “چستر (ايلينؤی)”
  • Gilaki: “چستر”
  • Greek: “Τσέστερ”
  • Haitian: “Chester, Ilinwa”
  • Haitian: “Chester”
  • Hungarian: “Chester”
  • Ido: “Chester, Illinois”
  • Ido: “Chester”
  • Irish: “Chester”
  • Italian: “Chester”
  • Japanese: “チェスター”
  • Ladin: “Chester”
  • Mazanderani: “چستر (ایلینوی)”
  • Mazanderani: “چستر”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Chester”
  • Newari: “चेस्टर, इलिनोइ”
  • Newari: “चेस्टर, इलियोनोई”
  • Newari: “चेस्टर”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chester”
  • Norwegian: “Chester”
  • Persian: “چستر، ایلینوی”
  • Persian: “چستر”
  • Polish: “Chester”
  • Portuguese: “Chester”
  • Russian: “Честер”
  • Serbian: “Честер”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Chester, Illinois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Chester”
  • South Azerbaijani: “چستر، ایلینوی”
  • Spanish: “Chester”
  • Swedish: “Chester, Illinois”
  • Swedish: “Chester”
  • Tatar: “Честер”
  • Turkish: “Chester, Illinois”
  • Turkish: “Chester”
  • Ukrainian: “Честер”
  • Urdu: “چیسٹر، الینوائے”
  • Urdu: “چیسٹر”
  • Uzbek: “Chester”
  • Vietnamese: “Chester, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Chester”
  • Volapük: “Chester”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Chester, Illinois”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Chester”
  • Welsh: “Chester, Illinois”
  • Welsh: “Chester”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Menard Junction and Menard.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Officer James I. Brockmeyer Memorial Park and Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church.

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