History · Chester

Chester’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Chester. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

0old images & papers

0recent photos

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Chester is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Major County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 176, up from 117 in 2010. The post office opened April 8, 1895; the ZIP Code is 73838. It is said to have been named for Chester I. Long, U.S. senator from Kansas.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 117 to 176 (+50%). Half of its homes were built before 1962.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Chester yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

Be one of the first

Start Chester’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Chester’s history is told.

0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

Famous people from ChesterWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Chester.Meet them →

By decade

Chester, decade by decade

Before
2000

No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

📷 Add from your album

National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Chester is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Chester has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is McAllister House in Seiling, 4.7 miles away.