Chaffee, North Dakota

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Chaffee, North Dakota
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Chaffee
Coordinates: 46°46′28″N97°21′09″W / 46.77444°N 97.35250°W / 46.77444; -97.35250
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Cass
Elevation
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968 ft (295 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 701
GNIS feature ID1028331 [1]

Chaffee is an unincorporated community in 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]

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.

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