Chester, Minnesota

Chester, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Chester, Minnesota
Location of the community of Chester
within Marion Township, Olmsted County
Chester, Minnesota
Chester, Minnesota (the US)
Coordinates: 44°00′25″N 92°20′43″W / 44.00694°N 92.34528°W / 44.00694; -92.34528Coordinates: 44°00′25″N 92°20′43″W / 44.00694°N 92.34528°W / 44.00694; -92.34528
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 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 was an early station outside Rochester, Minnesota, from which it took its name.[2]

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.


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