CHINQUAPIN, TEXAS

San Augustine County, East Texas

On Chinquapin Creek
Hwy 103 and an unnamed road
9 miles SE of San Augustine the county seat
6 miles E of the Angelina National Forest
45 miles E of Nacogdoches

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History in a Pecan Shell

The town was named after the Chinquapin Oak trees that are native to the area.

In 1904 the community had two schools with a student population of 100. The population was a mere 25 persons in 1940.

The town retains its cemetery and still has an active church.

Chinquapin Chronicles

"CHINQUA WHERE? The Spirit of Rural America, 1947-1955" By Fred B. McKinley - . Although Chinquapin has now disappeared from state maps, it lives again with the publication of this book.

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East Texas

Chinquapin, Texas Nearby Towns:
San Augustine the county seat
Nacogdoches
See San Augustine County

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