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Welcome to Chase ...

Chase is located in Ziebach County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chase, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Chase is 2,390 feet [728 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Chase is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Chase lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Chase (for example, toward North Eagle Butte), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Chase: 605

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, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), 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.

  • North Eagle Butte
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • North Eagle Butte is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eagle Butte
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,954 people
  • Eagle Butte
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Dupree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Iron Lightning
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Lightning is located in Ziebach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Lightning
    • Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
  • Red Scaffold
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Scaffold is located in Ziebach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Scaffold
    • Estimated population in 2014: 372 people
  • Lantry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Elm ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Elm is located in Ziebach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Elm
  • Faith
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Cherry Creek
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Green Grass
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Grass is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grass
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 35 people

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.

We 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 (so far) for Chase was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Chase post office opened in 1911. The Chase post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chase.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Ziebach, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chase - 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>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/