Chester Genealogy (in Hancock County, WV)
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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Chester are also found through the Hancock County and West Virginia pages.
Chester Cemetery Records
Locust Hill Cemetery Find a Grave 
Locust Hill Cemetery Interment
Chester Census Records
Federal Census of 1940, Chester, West Virginia LDS Genealogy
Chester City Directories
Chester, West Virginia, City Directory, 1937 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, West Virginia, City Directory, 1939 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, West Virginia, City Directory, 1941 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, West Virginia, City Directory, 1943 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, West Virginia, City Directory, 1945 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Chester, West Virginia, City Directory, 1948 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
East Liverpool (Ohio) city directories FamilySearch Library
Chester Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia, 1907 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia, 1910 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia, 1923 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia, 1923-1942 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia, May 1902 Library of Congress
Chester Newspapers and Obituaries
Offline Newspapers for ChesterAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Panhandle Press. (Chester, W. Va.) 1969-Current |
Chester School Records
Chester High School - Polaris Yearbook (Chester, WV), 1955 E Yearbook
Chester High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1961 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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