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incorporated the place in 1902 as the "Town of Chester", with municipal corporate limits extending in a one-mile radius from the Wrightsville and Tennille Railroad depot.
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joins SR 126 on Main Street through the center of Chester, but leads northeast 7 miles (11 km) to
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passes through the town as Main Street, leading west 13 miles (21 km) to
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within the town limits. By 2020, its township population was 525.
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Johnston. 1903. p. 363. 40: 764:United States Geological Survey 386: 1158:Towns in Dodge County, Georgia 897: 833: 803: 760:"US Board on Geographic Names" 18:Town in Georgia, United States 1: 1163:Towns in Georgia (U.S. state) 715:. United States Census Bureau 699: 301:The town takes its name from 189:595.91/sq mi (230.21/km) 312: 7: 861:United States Census Bureau 810:Krakow, Kenneth K. 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Index

Town
Location in Dodge County and the state of Georgia
Dodge County
Georgia
32°23′42″N 83°9′13″W / 32.39500°N 83.15361°W / 32.39500; -83.15361
Country
State
Georgia
County
Dodge
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code
478
FIPS code
GNIS
Dodge County
Georgia
2010 census
Dodge State Prison
Chester, New York
Georgia General Assembly
32°23′42″N 83°9′13″W / 32.39500°N 83.15361°W / 32.39500; -83.15361
Georgia State Route 126
Cochran
Cadwell

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