Named for Champion Chatfield, an Indian trader, this community is located north of Corsicana in Navarro County Texas.  Perhaps its greatest booster was Capt. Robert Hodge, who moved there in 1852. He was joined by the Herveys, Jeffers, Scoggins, Claytons, Sands and Fortsons. In its heyday, the town had a private school, mills, stores and a blacksmith shop operated by B. F. Lisman, who became widely known for his craftsmanship of sabers during the War. Later residents included the Thorps, Witherspoons, McMullans, Merediths, McCants and Mizells. During the Civil War the post office was called "Muskete" and changed to Chatfield in 1867.

Indexes:

• Chatfield Business Index
• Chatfield Historic Homes Index 
• Chatfield Photographs and Postcards 
• Chatfield Religion Index
• Chatfield 1880 Census Images

See Also:

• Historical Facts About Rice & Chatfield  "The Navarro County Scroll", 1967, pp28-35
• Early Businessmen of Chatfield "The Navarro County Scroll", 1958
• Tiny Chatfield Post Office is Community Cornerstone "Dallas Times Herald", Wednesday, May 2, 1984
• Chatfield Texas "The Navarro County Scroll", 1956
• Chatfield Cemeteries
• Robinson Cemetery
• Timothy Cemetery
• Historical Marker - Baptist General Association of Texas
• Historical Marker - Francis Marion Martin
• Historical Marker - Last Review of the Confederacy