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Welcome to Chausse ...

So far, we found very little information about Chausse. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Chausse to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chausse, please Contact Us.


Chausse would have been located within present day Carter County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chausse, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Chausse is 3,050 feet [930 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Chausse is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Chausse was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Chausse was located: 406

Communities Also Named Chausse ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Chausse - it's located in Idaho.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chausse.

Communities near Chausse ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Chausse.

  • Ekalaka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Willard
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Plevna
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Powderville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Westmore
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Westmore is located in Fallon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmore
  • Baker
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ismay
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Ismay is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ismay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Former name for Ismay:
    • Joe
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ismay <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chausse. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chausse.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chausse. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chausse.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chausse. See our Newspapers Page for Chausse.

Adding Chausse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chausse in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Chausse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Chausse post office opened in 1915. The Chausse post office closed in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chausse.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chausse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chausse - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/