Official Name: | Chase, Alabama |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Alabama#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Chase |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Name2: | Madison |
Elevation Ft: | 794 |
Elevation M: | 242 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 34.7833°N -86.5467°W |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 256 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 156170 |
Chase is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Alabama, United States.
Chase was named in honor of the Chase family.[1] Henry B. Chase served as the second mayor of Huntsville, serving from 1918 to 1920. The community was formerly a railroad stop.[2] Today, it is home to the North Alabama Railroad Museum. A post office operated under the name Chase from 1898 to 1976.[3]