The locality was named after a nearby pastoral run called Cheviot Hills, which in turn was named after the locality on the English-Scottish border.

Cheviot Post Office opened on 9 April 1890 after the arrival of the railway, and closed in 1944.

[3] The rails have gone but an old goods shed survives, and to the northeast the Cheviot Tunnel provides an excellent example of brick workmanship of the nineteenth century.

A Ross Creek Post Office opened on 14 October 1865 and closed in 1969.

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