Chesterfield’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Chesterfield. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗It is believed that the original owners of the land, both Jesse Peebles and Aaron Tilly, were the ones who established the town in 1836. It is thought that the settlement got its name from the men's hometown of Chesterfield in Derbyshire, England. A post office was constructed in 1838 and Chesterfield was incorporated as a village in 1882. Reverend Jesse Peebles was buried in Peebles Cemetery in 1864, named after him and his family.
Chesterfield High School served the community from the late 1800s until 1947. By 1949 many educational consolidation issues were solved and Chesterfield students began attending classes at Carlinville High School.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Chesterfield’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Chesterfield’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewChesterfield Community High Schoo…, 1934: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Chesterfield
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Chesterfield, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Chesterfield is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Chesterfield has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Robinson, J. L., General Store in Western Mound, 3.3 miles away.
Chesterfield and the nearest listed places
Closest to Chesterfield
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Chesterfield Community High School Building 1934 (1934) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.