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Welcome to Chace ...

Chace is located in Wyoming County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chace, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Chace is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Chace lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Chace: 585

Communities near Chace ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chace.

  • Geneseo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Perry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Wyoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
  • Warsaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Morris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Attica
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Nunda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
    • Nunda is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <3>
  • Alexander
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Fillmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Leicester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
    • Leicester is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Former names for Leicester:
    • Leister
    • Moscow
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <3>
  • Wyoming
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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 Chace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chace.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chace. 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 Chace.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chace ...

Looking for more information about Chace? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Chace, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chace.

Adding Chace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chace in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chace was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Chace on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chace.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Wyoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chace - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.