Chappell
Nebraska
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City Of Chappell
About Us:
Chappell presents an ideal community to live in, play in, and shop in. Chappell is a friendly, caring and active community. Chappell is located along the Interstate 80 corridor in the beautiful, picturesque panhandle(southwest corner) of Nebraska. Also centrally located along US Highway 385 and US Highway 30 (otherwise known as the Lincoln Highway). Union Pacific Railroad runs directly through Chappell. The longest creek in the United States, Lodgepole Creek, also runs through Chappell next to the nine (9) hole municipal golf course. Interstate 76 is 14 miles to the south.
History:
The town of Chappell was named for a railroad construction engineer, Charles Henry Chappell, who, as the story is told, had supplies sent to him and his crew along the line with the command, "Send this shipment out to Chappell." The locality became known as "Chappell" from the time when there was only a box car on a siding and a crude cabin or two. The town of Chappell was platted in 1884 and registered September 19th of that year by J.B. Carmichael. Then began the land office business of selling lots with prices ranging from $4 to $20. Chappell was incorporated as a village, the first in Deuel County, September 10, 1907, twenty-three years after it was platted and registered.
The first trustees of Chappell, named by the county commissioners, were Fred Sudman, H.I. Babcock, Oran B. Bower, John Wertz, and Charles Soeten. There have been the usual small town businesses over the past 103 years including two banks, First National Bank and Adams Bank and Trust, eating establishments, real estate offices, a furniture store, drug store and a full service grocery store. Chappell has continuously had a weekly newspaper, "The Chappell Register," since 1887.
Chappell presents an ideal community to live in, play in, and shop in. Chappell is a friendly, caring and active community. Chappell is located along the Interstate 80 corridor in the beautiful, picturesque panhandle(southwest corner) of Nebraska. Also centrally located along US Highway 385 and US Highway 30 (otherwise known as the Lincoln Highway). Union Pacific Railroad runs directly through Chappell. The longest creek in the United States, Lodgepole Creek, also runs through Chappell next to the nine (9) hole municipal golf course. Interstate 76 is 14 miles to the south.
History:
The town of Chappell was named for a railroad construction engineer, Charles Henry Chappell, who, as the story is told, had supplies sent to him and his crew along the line with the command, "Send this shipment out to Chappell." The locality became known as "Chappell" from the time when there was only a box car on a siding and a crude cabin or two. The town of Chappell was platted in 1884 and registered September 19th of that year by J.B. Carmichael. Then began the land office business of selling lots with prices ranging from $4 to $20. Chappell was incorporated as a village, the first in Deuel County, September 10, 1907, twenty-three years after it was platted and registered.
The first trustees of Chappell, named by the county commissioners, were Fred Sudman, H.I. Babcock, Oran B. Bower, John Wertz, and Charles Soeten. There have been the usual small town businesses over the past 103 years including two banks, First National Bank and Adams Bank and Trust, eating establishments, real estate offices, a furniture store, drug store and a full service grocery store. Chappell has continuously had a weekly newspaper, "The Chappell Register," since 1887.