Chester, OK

Chester is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Major County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 176, residents. Chester is said to have been named for Chester I. Long, U.S. senator from Kansas. In Chester, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Chester, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Chester is in southwestern Major County at the intersection of U.S. Route 60 and 281. US-60 leads east 26 miles to Fairview, the Major county seat, while US-281 leads north-northeast 53 miles to Alva. The community is on land that drains toward the Canadian River.