Chaffee, Washington

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Chaffee, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Chaffee, Washington
Location of Chaffee, Washington
Coordinates: 46°15′36″N119°36′24″W / 46.2601337°N 119.6066950°W / 46.2601337; -119.6066950 Coordinates: 46°15′36″N119°36′24″W / 46.2601337°N 119.6066950°W / 46.2601337; -119.6066950 [1]
Country United States
State Washington
County Benton
Elevation
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584 ft (178 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
99320
Area code(s) 509
GNIS feature ID1510869 [2]

Chaffee is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Washington, United States, located approximately five miles west of Benton City on the north bank of the Yakima River.

The community arose as a siding on the Oregon-Washington railroad. Chaffee was named in honor of Stephen E. Chaffee, an attorney who owned land in the area. The community had a post office from October 1924 to December 1926. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Chaffee". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Washington Place Names database". Tacoma Public Library. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.



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