Chase, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Chase, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:150px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Benton County
Pushpin Label:Chase
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Benton County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Benton
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Grant
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.5189°N -87.3417°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation Ft:745
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47921
Area Code:765
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:432433

Chase is an unincorporated community in Grant Township, Benton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] Though virtually extinct, Chase still persists on state and county maps and retains a single business in the form of grain elevators operated by Boswell Chase Grain, Inc. A few miles away is the Daughtery Motor Speedway.

History

A post office was established at Chase in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1918.[3] The community was named for Simon P. Chase.[4]

Geography

Chase is located at 40.5189°N -87.3417°W in Grant Township, and sits on a low rise surrounded on the north, south and west by Mud Pine Creek. Indiana State Road 352 and the Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad both go west through the town.

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: [{{GNIS3|432433}} Chase, Indiana ]. . . February 29, 2020.
  3. Web site: Benton County . Jim Forte Postal History . 26 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903094530/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Benton . 3 September 2014 .
  4. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 93. The village was named for a local landowner, Simon P. Chase..