Chesterfield

History

It is believed that the original owners of the land, both Jesse Peebles and Aaron Tilly, were the ones who established the town in 1836. It is thought that the settlement got its name from the men's hometown of Chesterfield in Derbyshire, England. A post office was constructed in 1838 and Chesterfield was incorporated as a village in 1882. Reverend Jesse Peebles was buried in Peebles Cemetery in 1864, named after him and his family. Chesterfield High School served the community from the late 1800s until 1947. By 1949 many educational consolidation issues were solved and Chesterfield students began attending classes at Carlinville High School.

Geography

Chesterfield is located in western Macoupin County. Illinois Route 111 passes through the village as Main Street, leading north to Hettick and southwest to Medora. Carlinville, the Macoupin county seat, is to the east via Routes 111 and 108. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chesterfield has a total area of , all land. The village drains north to Bear Creek, a west-flowing tributary of Hodges Creek and subsequently Macoupin Creek, part of the Illinois River watershed.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  126
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  115
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  103
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  99
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  98
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  96
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  93
• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves
  92

Largest nearby schools

• Carlinville High School
  High · Carlinville · 394 students · 13.6:1 ratio
• Carlinville Primary School
  Elementary · Carlinville · 384 students · 16:1 ratio
• Carlinville Middle School
  Middle · Carlinville · 286 students · 15.9:1 ratio
• Carlinville Intermediate School
  Elementary · Carlinville · 261 students · 15.4:1 ratio
• Medora Intermediate School
  Middle · Medora · 175 students · 13.5:1 ratio
• Shipman Elem School
  Elementary · Shipman · 169 students · 15.4:1 ratio
• ROE Adult Learning Ctr Macoupin
  High · Carlinville

Most recent

• M 3.8 — 2026-01-20
  4 km NW of Ohlman, Illinois
• M 2.57 — 2024-09-19
  1 km S of Old Monroe, Missouri
• M 2.81 — 2024-03-28
  1 km NNE of Germantown, Illinois
• M 2.58 — 2023-10-26
  6 km SSE of Herrick, Illinois
• M 2.84 — 2022-04-29
  1 km SSW of Peerless Park, Missouri
• M 3.12 — 2017-07-01
  9 km SSE of Mulberry Grove, Illinois