Welcome to Chaffey ...
Chaffey is located in Douglas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Chaffey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Chaffey is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Chaffey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Chaffey: 715 & 534<3>
Communities near Chaffey ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chaffey.
- Hawthorne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Superior Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Superior Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Solon Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Wrenshall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oliver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Gary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gary is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Moose Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moose Junction is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
- Dedham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dedham is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Holyoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holyoke is located in Carlton County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Kingsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Pine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
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 Chaffey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chaffey.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chaffey. 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 Chaffey.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chaffey. See our Newspapers Page for Chaffey.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chaffey ...
Looking for more information about Chaffey? 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 Chaffey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chaffey.
Adding Chaffey to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Chaffey 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 Chaffey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Chaffey post office opened in 1899. The Chaffey post office closed in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Chaffey.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chaffey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Chaffey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Chaffey area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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/ |