Chalk Level (also spelled Chalklevel) is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
St. Clair County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
History
A post office called Chalk Level was established in 1848, and remained in operation until 1914. The community most likely was so named on account of the chalky character of the soil at the flat town site. It is also rumored that the city got its name from its "level headed" residents who could "chalk" it down. Another story pointed to a local carpenter who spent a lot of time chalking and leveling his buildings.
References
Unincorporated communities in St. Clair County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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