Welcome to Chapman ...

Chapman is located in Butler 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 1887.

Chapman is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Chapman lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Chapman lies within the (334) area code.

The ZIP code for Chapman: 36015<4>

Communities Also Named Chapman ...

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

• Greenville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• McKenzie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
  • McKenzie is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <5>
• Red Level
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
  • Red Level is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
• Starlington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
  • Starlington is located in Butler County
• Shacklesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shacklesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
  • Shacklesville is located in Butler County
• Garland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Garland is located in Butler County
• Oaky Streak
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaky Streak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
  • Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
• Commerce
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Conecuh County
• Mixonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
  • Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
• Forest Home
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
  • Forest Home is located in Butler County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Home <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 1887.

We also found Chapman in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/