Chapel Hill, Missouri
Chapel Hill is an unincorporated community in Lafayette County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
A post office called Chapel Hill was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1914.[2] The community took its name from the local Chapel Hill College; the school was destroyed during the Civil War in the 1860s.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chapel Hill, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Lafayette County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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38°55′03″N 94°03′30″W / 38.91750°N 94.05833°W
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