Chase, Indiana

Chase, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Grain elevators along the railroad in Chase.
Benton County's location in Indiana
Chase Location in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°31′08″N87°20′30″W / 40.51889°N 87.34167°W / 40.51889; -87.34167
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Benton
Township	Grant
Named after	Simon P. Chase
Elevation [1]	227 m (745 ft)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47921
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	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°31′08″N87°20′30″W / 40.51889°N 87.34167°W / 40.51889; -87.34167 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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Chase, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 29, 2020.
3. "Benton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  93. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The village was named for a local landowner, Simon P. Chase.

External links

• Media related to Chase, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons