Chipola is an unincorporated community in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located less than 10 miles (16 kilometres) northwest of Greensburg and 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) northeast of Coleman Town.

Chipola, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°55′20″N 90°48′11″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	St. Helena Parish
Elevation [1]	230 ft (70 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	70441
Area code(s)	225
GNIS feature ID	560425 [1]
FIPS code	22-15045

Etymology

It is speculated that the name of the community is derived from the phrase "Chi pa yo ala" which means "The stream that sinks into the earth like the setting moon" in an old dialect of the Creek language.[2][3]

See also

• Coleman Town, Louisiana

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