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

Chase, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Chase station, 1915
Chase
Chase
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 code256
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, 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 15 February 2015.


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