Map of Chester town, Texas

Chester is a town in Tyler County, Texas, United States. The population was 312 at the 2010 census.

Chester town overview:
Name:	Chester town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Tyler County
Elevation:	246 ft (75 m)
Total Area:	1.57 sq mi (4.08 km²)
Land Area:	1.57 sq mi (4.08 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	312
Population Density:	197.46/sq mi (76.25/km²)
ZIP code:	75936
Area code:	936
FIPS code:	4814584
GNISfeature ID:	1354374

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History

Chester, located in the northwest corner of the county, was named after President Chester A. Arthur. It formed in 1883 when the Trinity and Sabine Railway, which connected Colmesneil in the east to Trinity in the west, routed its new line just a few miles south and west of the earlier community of Peach Tree Village. The community moved the post office, Mount Hope Masonic Lodge, and several businesses to the area alongside the track. A. B. Green, postmaster of Peach Tree Village, became the first postmaster of the new postoffice named Chester. The town of Chester incorporated in 1968.