Chase, Alabama

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Coordinates: 34°47′00″N86°32′48″W / 34.78333°N 86.54667°W / 34.78333; -86.54667 Coordinates: 34°47′00″N86°32′48″W / 34.78333°N 86.54667°W / 34.78333; -86.54667
Country United States
State Alabama
County Madison
Elevation
794 ft (242 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 256
GNIS feature ID156170 [1]

Chase is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Alabama, United States.

History

Chase was named in honor of the Chase family. [2] Henry B. Chase served as the second mayor of Huntsville, serving from 1918 to 1920. The community was formerly a railroad stop. [3] Today, it is home to the North Alabama Railroad Museum. A post office operated under the name Chase from 1898 to 1976. [4]

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References

  1. "Chase". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 31. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Wholesale Price List, Fall and Spring, 1915-1916". Chase Nursery Company Incorporated. 1916.
  4. "Madison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 February 2015.