# Chester, Utah

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{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Utah, United States}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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 | subdivision_name2 = [Sanpete](/source/Sanpete_County%2C_Utah)
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 | founder = David Candland
 | named_for = [Chesterfield](/source/Chesterfield%2C_Derbyshire)
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'''Chester''' is an [unincorporated community](/source/unincorporated_area) in central [Sanpete County](/source/Sanpete_County%2C_Utah), [Utah](/source/Utah), United States.<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|1439662|Chester}}</ref>

==Description==
The community is located in the [Sanpete Valley](/source/Sanpete_Valley), {{convert|4|mi|km}} west of [Spring City](/source/Spring_City%2C_Utah) at the junction of [Utah State Route 132](/source/Utah_State_Route_132) (formerly SR-11 and [U.S. Route 189](/source/U.S._Route_189_(1920s))) and [Utah State Route 117](/source/Utah_State_Route_117).<ref>{{cite map|url=http://www.mytopo.com/maps/?lat=39.4760&lon=-111.5629&z=12|title=MyTopo Maps - Chester, UT, USA|website=mytopo.com|publisher=[Trimble Navigation, Ltd.](/source/Trimble_Navigation)|accessdate=18 Mar 2018}}</ref> The population was 178 at the 2000 census.<ref name="census"/>

Chester Ponds (a series of six small [reservoir](/source/reservoir)s)<ref>{{cite gnis|1439663|Chester Ponds}}</ref> are located along the Canal<ref name="gnis cc">{{cite gnis|1439461|Canal Creek}}</ref> and Oak<ref>{{cite gnis|1444015|Oak Creek}}</ref> creeks in the northeastern part of the community.<ref>{{cite map|url=http://www.mytopo.com/maps/?lat=39.4887&lon=-111.5468&z=14|title=MyTopo Maps - Chester Ponds, Utah, USA|website=mytopo.com|publisher=[Trimble Navigation, Ltd.](/source/Trimble_Navigation)|accessdate=18 Mar 2018}}</ref>{{US Census population | align = left
 | 1880= 188
 | 1890= 259
 | 1900= 270
 | 1910= 279
 | 1920= 256
 | 1930= 171
 | 1940= 192
 | 1950= 153
 | 2000= 178
 | footnote=Source: U.S. Census Bureau<ref name="census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060208103743/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 Feb 2006|title=Census of Population and Housing|website=census.gov|publisher=[United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau)|accessdate=4 Nov 2011}}</ref>
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==History==
Chester was founded by David Candland. In the beginning the town was named '''Canal Creek''' after the waterway<ref name="gnis cc"/> from which the community received its water. Candland then changed the name to '''Chesterfield''' after his [hometown in England](/source/Chesterfield%2C_Derbyshire); it was later reduced to '''Chester'''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z3Pqk9tazU4C&pg=PA77|title=Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation|last=Van Cott|first=John W.|publisher=[University of Utah Press](/source/University_of_Utah_Press)|location=Salt Lake City|page=77|year=1990|accessdate=18 Mar 2018|isbn=978-0-87480-345-7|oclc=797284427}}</ref> Chester had its own post office until 1967.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=UT&county=Sanpete|title=Post Offices: Utah: Sanpete County|website=postalhistory.com|publisher=Jim Forte|location=Las Vegas, Nevada|accessdate=18 Mar 2018}}</ref>

In August 1885, the San Pete Valley Railway completed its tracks as far south as Chester and began regular service to [Nephi](/source/Nephi%2C_Utah) (via [Moroni](/source/Moroni%2C_Utah) and [Fountain Green](/source/Fountain_Green%2C_Utah)); however, passenger service was not offered until after the "Station House" was completed.<ref name="spvr">{{cite web|url=http://utahrails.net/utahrails/spvry-1874-1908.php|title=San Pete Valley Railway (1874-1908)|website=utahrails.net|publisher=Don Strack|date=24 Mar 2015|accessdate=18 Mar 2018}}</ref> The railway ran north–south through the western part of the community, at about 3300 East. The railway was acquired by [Union Pacific Railroad](/source/Union_Pacific_Railroad) in 1890 and extended farther south to [Manti](/source/Manti%2C_Utah) by 1984. The railway was taken over by the [Denver & Rio Grande Railroad](/source/Denver_and_Rio_Grande_Western_Railroad) (D&RG) in 1908 and became known as the D&RG San Pete Valley Branch. The branch was later abandoned by the D&RG (by then known as the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad) in 1947,<ref name="spvr"/> leaving the [Marysvale Branch](/source/Marysvale_Branch), through Spring City, as the nearest rail service.

==See also==
{{portal-inline|Utah}}

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Sanpete County, Utah}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Sanpete County, Utah
Category:Unincorporated communities in Utah

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