Chaffee, North Dakota

Unincorporated community in North Dakota, US

Unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States

46°46′28″N 97°21′09″W / 46.77444°N 97.35250°W / 46.77444; -97.35250CountryUnited StatesStateNorth DakotaCounty CassElevation

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968 ft (295 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code701GNIS feature ID1028331^[1]

Chaffee is an unincorporated community in Cass County, North Dakota, United States.^[1]

History

A post office was established at Chaffee in 1894, and remained in operation until 1966.^[2] The community, named for promoter Eben Chaffee, was platted in 1898 soon after the railroad was extended to that point.^[3]

Herbert Fuller Chaffee (Eben's son) was a first-class passenger aboard the RMS Titanic, with his wife Carrie Constance Toogood (1864-1931). She survived, but his body was never recovered.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chaffee, North Dakota
^ "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
^ Hoheisel, Tim; Nielsen, Andrew R. (2007). Cass County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-7385-4145-7.
^ Helm, Merry (April 21, 2004). "Dakota Datebook - April 21, 2004 - "Chaffee"". North Dakota Public Radio. Archived from the original on July 16, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2008.