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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Chance in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Chance. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Chance listed first.

  • Vashti
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vashti is located in Clarke County
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  • Lower Peach Tree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
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  • Finchburg ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
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  • Tinela
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tinela is located in Monroe County
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  • Culpeper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Culpeper is located in Wilcox County
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  • Coy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Coy is located in Wilcox County
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  • Dickinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dickinson is located in Clarke County
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  • Gosport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gosport is located in Clarke County
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  • Whatley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Whatley is located in Clarke County
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  • River Ridge ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • River Ridge is located in Monroe County
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  • Nellie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nellie is located in Wilcox County
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  • Grove Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Suggsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
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  • Claiborne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
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  • Rural
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rural is located in Clarke County
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  • Axle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Axle is located in Monroe County
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  • Yellow Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Pine Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Perdue Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
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  • Sunny South
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunny South is located in Wilcox County
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  • Lovan ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lovan is located in Monroe County
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  • Natchez
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Natchez is located in Monroe County
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  • Buena Vista
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
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  • Thomasville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Atkeison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkeison is located in Clarke County
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Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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