Chase, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
34°47′00″N 86°32′48″W / 34.78333°N 86.54667°W / 34.78333; -86.54667CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyMadisonElevation
794 ft (242 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code256GNIS 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]

References

  1. ^ "Chase". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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 February 15, 2015.
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