Chaffee, West Virginia

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Chaffee is an extinct town in Mineral County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

History

A post office called Chaffee was established in 1883, closed in 1886, reopened in 1895, and reclosed in 1916. [2] The town was named for Jerome B. Chaffee, a senator and railroad promoter. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chaffee, West Virginia
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 162.

39°24′23″N79°09′44″W / 39.40639°N 79.16222°W / 39.40639; -79.16222


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