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Welcome to Chappel ...

Chappel is located in Hill Country.

Chappel is located in San Saba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chappel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Chappel is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Chappel: 325

Communities Also Named Chappel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Chappel - they are located in Georgia, Louisiana and New Mexico.

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

Communities near Chappel ...

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

  • San Saba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lometa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherokee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Baby Head ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Baby Head is located in Llano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
  • Nix
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Nix is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
  • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
  • Tow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Buchanan Lake Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Naruna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Naruna is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chappel ...

Looking for more information about Chappel? 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 Chappel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chappel.

Adding Chappel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chappel 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 (so far) for Chappel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Chappel post office opened in 1897. The Chappel post office closed in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chappel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including San Saba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chappel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/