Chase, Alabama
Chase is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Alabama, United States.
Chase, Alabama | |
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.jpg) Chase station, 1915 | |
  Chase, Alabama Location within the state of Alabama  Chase, Alabama Chase, Alabama (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 34°47′00″N 86°32′48″W | |
| 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 ID | 156170[1] |
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
- "Chase". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 31. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- "Wholesale Price List, Fall and Spring, 1915-1916". Chase Nursery Company Incorporated. 1916.
- "Madison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Alabama, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Map of Alabama highlighting Madison County | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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