Chesapeake, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Chesapeake, Missouri
Settlement Type:Census-Designated Place
Mapsize:250x200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lawrence
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.16
Area Land Km2:1.15
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.45
Area Land Sq Mi:0.45
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:48
Population Density Km2:41.62
Population Density Sq Mi:107.87
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-13582
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2587059

Chesapeake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 174, approximately five miles east of Mount Vernon.

Chesapeake currently houses a fish hatchery, operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation.

A post office called Chesapeake was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1914.[2] The community's name commemorates the Capture of USS Chesapeake.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2022.
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 25 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Lawrence County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 25 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071704/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lawrence.html . 24 June 2016 .