Chaffee, North Dakota

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Chaffee, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
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Chaffee
Coordinates: 46°46′28″N97°21′09″W / 46.77444°N 97.35250°W / 46.77444; -97.35250
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota
County Cass
Township Walburg
Platted1898
Elevation
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968 ft (295 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
58079 (Wheatland)
Area code 701
GNIS feature ID1028331 [1]

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

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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]

The population was 125 in 1940. [5]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chaffee, North Dakota
  2. ↑ "Cass County". postalhistory.com. Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ Hoheisel, Tim; Nielsen, Andrew R. (2007). Cass County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 113. ISBN   978-0-7385-4145-7.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 716.

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