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

Chase, Alabama
Chase station, 1915
Chase station, 1915
Chase is located in Alabama
Chase
Chase
Chase is located in the United States
Chase
Chase
Coordinates: 34°47′00″N 86°32′48″W / 34.78333°N 86.54667°W / 34.78333; -86.54667
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

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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

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  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.