Welcome to Chapman ...

Chapman is located in Columbia County<1>.

The location of Chapman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chapman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Chapman is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Chapman lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Chapman: (503) & (971)<4>

Communities Also Named Chapman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Chapman - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maine, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chapman.

Communities near Chapman ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chapman.

• Saint Helens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
  • Saint Helens is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <5>
• Ridgefield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
  • Ridgefield is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgefield <5>
• Scappoose
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scappoose
  • Scappoose is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scappoose <5>
• Woodland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <5>
• La Center
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Center
  • La Center is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Center <5>
• Kalama
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalama
  • Kalama is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalama <5>
• Vernonia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonia
  • Vernonia is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernonia <5>
• North Plains
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plains
  • North Plains is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Plains <5>
• Banks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Banks is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <5>
• Columbia City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
  • Columbia City is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chapman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chapman.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chapman. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chapman.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chapman. See our Newspapers Page for Chapman.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chapman ...

Looking for more information about Chapman? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Chapman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chapman.

Adding Chapman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chapman in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chapman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Chapman post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chapman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chapman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/