Chappell Hill is an unincorporated community in the eastern portion of Washington County, Texas, United States.

It is located inside Stephen F. Austin's original colony, and the land is some of the oldest Anglo-settled in the state.

Because the inn was about halfway between Houston and Austin, it was a convenient stopover for travelers along the two major stagecoach lines.

[3] The men of Chappell Hill formed part of the First Texas Lancers cavalry regiment during the Civil War and fought in Missouri, Louisiana, and Arkansas.

Polish immigrants, mostly from the German partition, began to appear in the 1870s, and the area was re-settled, though it did not reach the status[?]

In 1889, Father Grabinger from Brenham's St. Mary's established St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church.

Denizens of Polish ancestry can still be found in the area surrounding the church and throughout Washington and Austin counties.

Chappell Hill today has a tourist economy, attracting visitors with its restored homes, the Bluebonnet Festival, its own sausage company, its Independence Day parade, a Scarecrow Festival, and a museum Archived December 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.

[3] 1,319 people, 532 households, and 377 families live in the Chappell Hill ZIP code area (77426).