Chester, Minnesota

Chester is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. It is located immediately east of Rochester along U.S. Highway 14 near Olmsted County Roads 19 and 119. Chester Woods Park is nearby.

Chester
Unincorporated community
Chester Location of the community of Chester within Marion Township, Olmsted County Chester Chester (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°00′25″N 92°20′43″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Olmsted
Township	Marion Township
Elevation	1,138 ft (347 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55904
Area code(s)	507
GNIS feature ID	641148[1]

Chester was an early station outside Rochester, Minnesota, from which it took its name.[2] At some point in the late 1800s or early 1900s, this station was renamed to Haverhill, the township just to the north of Marion Township, perhaps to avoid confusion with Rochester.[3]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	59		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

1. "Chester, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 55.
3. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1970). Central Division Timetable No.1 Effective Feb 1, 1970 (PDF). p. 9.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.