Welcome to Chase ...

Chase is located in Otsego County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chase, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Chase is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Chase ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.otsegocountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Chase, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Chase ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Chase - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, British Columbia, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Chase ...

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

• Oneonta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <4>
• Cooperstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
  • Cooperstown is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooperstown <4>
• Richfield Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Springs
  • Richfield Springs is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield Springs <4>
• New Berlin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
  • New Berlin is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <4>
• West Winfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winfield
  • West Winfield is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Winfield <4>
• Morris
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
  • Morris is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <4>
• Schenevus
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenevus
  • Schenevus is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenevus <4>
• Cherry Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Cherry Valley is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <4>
• Bridgewater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <4>
• Milford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <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 Chase. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chase.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chase ...

Looking for more information about Chase? 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 Chase, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chase.

Adding Chase to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chase 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 Chase was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Chase post office opened in 1890.

We also found Chase in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chase.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Otsego County: www.otsegocounty.com/

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