Chase is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

Madison County, Alabama Madison County is a County (United States), county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census, the population was 388,153, and according to a 2023 population estimate the ...

, United States.

History

Chase was named in honor of the Chase family. Henry B. Chase served as the second mayor of

Huntsville Huntsville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population of the city is estimated to be 241,114 in 2024, making it the 100th-most populous city in the U.S. The Huntsville metropolitan area had an estimated 525,465 ...

, serving from 1918 to 1920. The community was formerly a railroad stop. Today, it is home to the North Alabama Railroad Museum. A post office operated under the name Chase from 1898 to 1976.

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Unincorporated communities in Alabama Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Alabama Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area {{MadisonCountyAL-geo-stub