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CHINQUAPIN,
TEXAS
San Augustine County,
East Texas
On Chinquapin Creek at Highway 103 and an unnamed road
9 miles SE of San
Augustine
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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