Chapin, Wisconsin

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Chapin, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 42°37′17″N87°58′22″W / 42.62139°N 87.97278°W / 42.62139; -87.97278 Coordinates: 42°37′17″N87°58′22″W / 42.62139°N 87.97278°W / 42.62139; -87.97278
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Kenosha
Town Paris
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 262

Chapin is a small residential and agricultural unincorporated community in the town of Paris, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. It is centered at Highway 142 (Burlington Road) near what is currently Kenosha County Highway MB. [1] The community was settled in the 19th century and has also been known as Star Corners, Heidersdorf's Corner, Jugville (it was the site of the area's first tavern), and Parisville. [2]

Notes

  1. Town of Paris (Map). Kenosha County, Wisconsin. January 2013.
  2. "Kenosha County WI Placenames". RootsWeb. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017.


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