Welcome to Chaplin ...

So far, we found very little information about Chaplin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Chaplin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chaplin, please Contact Us.

Chaplin would have been located within present day Madison County<2>.

The location of Chaplin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chaplin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Chaplin is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Chaplin was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Chaplin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Chaplin - they are located in Connecticut, Kansas, Kentucky, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Chaplin ...

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

• Berryville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <5>
• Green Forest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
  • Green Forest is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Forest <5>
• Huntsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <5>
• Eureka Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
  • Eureka Springs is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka Springs <5>
• Alpena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
  • Alpena is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <5>
• Oak Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <5>
• Beaver
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Beaver is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <5>
• Hindsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hindsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindsville
  • Hindsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindsville <5>
• Metalton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
  • Metalton is located in Carroll County
• Winona Springs ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
  • Winona Springs is located in Carroll County

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 Chaplin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chaplin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chaplin. 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 Chaplin.

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

Adding Chaplin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chaplin in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Chaplin post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chaplin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/