Previously known as Netagamu River, the place was renamed in 1971 after captain Jean-Baptiste Chevery who in 1747 sailed along the coast visiting numerous posts.

Residents of several isolated communities in the area, including Gull Cliff Island and Aylmer Sound, subsequently moved to Chevery due to the need for improved access to government services.

[3] The community of Chevery on the Gulf Saint Lawrence and boasts a vast network of inland wetlands, forest and tundra.

From Chevery, one can access extensive trails and beaches through the unique northern landscape of the MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent.

[5] Centre de Services scolaire du Littoral operates Netagamiou School (anglophone and francophone) in Chevery.