Chester, Texas

Chester is a town in Tyler County, Texas, United States. The population was 270 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km), all land.

History

Chester, located in the northwestern corner of the county, was named after President Chester A. Arthur. It was 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.

Demographics

As of the census