Chipley: Tank Pond and the Man Who Named a Town for Himself

Chipley owes its existence to the railroad. The Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad was building across the Panhandle in eighteen eighty-two, and the little community that grew up around a stop was originally called Orange. It was soon renamed Chipley in honor of William D.

Chipley, vice president of the railroad. Chipley is today the seat of Washington County.