Chase, Alabama

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

History

Chase was named in honor of the Chase family.{{cite book |last=Foscue |first=Virginia |date=1989 |title=Place Names in Alabama |location=Tuscaloosa |publisher=The University of Alabama Press |page=31 |isbn=0-8173-0410-X }} Henry B. Chase served as the second mayor of Huntsville, serving from 1918 to 1920.

The community was formerly a railroad stop.{{cite web | title = Wholesale Price List, Fall and Spring, 1915-1916 | publisher = Chase Nursery Company Incorporated | date = 1916 | url = https://archive.org/stream/wholesalepriceli1915chas#page/n1/mode/2up}} Today, it is home to the North Alabama Railroad Museum. A post office operated under the name Chase from 1898 to 1976.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=AL&county=Madison | title=Madison County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=15 February 2015}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Alabama

Category:Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Alabama

Category:Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area