Place:Chesterfield, Essex, New York, United States

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NameChesterfield
TypeTown
Located inEssex, New York, United States


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Chesterfield is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 2,445 at the 2010 census. The name possibly is from a location in New England.

Chesterfield is in the northeasternmost part of the county and is west of Burlington, Vermont (by ferry), south of Plattsburgh, south of Montreal, Quebec, and north of Albany.

The town is entirely inside the Adirondack Park.

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History

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The town was formed in 1802 from part of the town of Willsboro. The early settlers were from the New England area.

Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain Fire Observation Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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External Links

  • Outstanding guide to Chesterfield family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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