Chapin is an unincorporated community in Howell County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was located along the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway on the north bank of Howell Creek, approximately four miles southeast of West Plains.[2]

History

A post office called Chapin was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1920.[3] The community has the name of Hugh Chapin, a local judge.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chapin, Missouri
  2. West Plains, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1938 (1954 rev.)
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  4. "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

36°41′26″N 91°46′18″W / 36.69056°N 91.77167°W / 36.69056; -91.77167


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