Chaffee, North Dakota
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Chaffee, North Dakota | |
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  Chaffee  Chaffee | |
| Coordinates: 46°46′28″N 97°21′09″W / 46.77444°N 97.35250°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Dakota |
| County | Cass |
| Township | Walburg |
| Platted | 1898 |
| Elevation | 968 ft (295 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 58079 (Wheatland) |
| Area code | 701 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1028331[1] |
Chaffee is an unincorporated community in Walburg Township, Cass County, North Dakota, United States.[1]
A post office was established at Chaffee in 1894, and remained in operation until 1966.[2] The community, named for promoter Eben Chaffee, was platted in 1898 soon after the railroad was extended to that point.[3]
Herbert Fuller Chaffee (Eben's son) was a first-class passenger aboard the RMS Titanic, with his wife Carrie Constance Toogood (1864–1931). She survived, but his body was never recovered.[4]
The population was 125 in 1940.[5]
