Welcome to Chaffee ...

Chaffee is located in Erie County<1>.

The location of Chaffee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Chaffee is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Chaffee is within the (716) area code.

Communities Also Named Chaffee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Chaffee - they are located in California, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Chaffee ...

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

• East Aurora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
  • East Aurora is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <4>
• Springville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Orchard Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Orchard Park is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Park <4>
• Arcade
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Arcade is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcade <4>
• Franklinville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <4>
• Delevan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
  • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <4>
• Fillmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Fillmore is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <4>
• Pike
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
  • Pike is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pike <4>
• Gainesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <4>
• Curriers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
  • Curriers is located in Wyoming County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chaffee ...

Looking for more information about Chaffee? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Chaffee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chaffee.

Adding Chaffee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chaffee 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 Chaffee was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chaffee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chaffee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/