Chapin is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Howell County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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. The community was located along the
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
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on the north bank of
Howell Creek, approximately four miles southeast of
West Plains.
History
A post office called Chapin was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1920. The community has the name of Hugh Chapin, a local judge.
References
Unincorporated communities in Howell County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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