Chase, Alabama

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

Chase, Alabama
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
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMadison
Elevation
794 ft (242 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256
GNIS feature ID156170[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

  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.


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