Chance, South Dakota
Chance is an unincorporated community in Perkins County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1] The community is just northeast of the confluence of Hart Creek and .[2]
History[]
A post office called Chance was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1958.[3] The name may be derived from the local Chance Ranch, or according to tradition, because petitioners for the post office saw "little chance" their efforts would succeed. The town once had a newspaper, The Chance Record. [4]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chance, South Dakota
- ^ Chance, SD, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
- ^ "Perkins County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 30.
Coordinates: 45°24′36″N 102°16′53″W / 45.41000°N 102.28139°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Perkins County, South Dakota
- Unincorporated communities in South Dakota
- South Dakota geography stubs