Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Last Chance (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Last Chance. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Last Chance is located in Lucas County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lucas County: Appanoose, Clarke, Decatur, Marion, Monroe, Warren & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Last Chance. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Last Chance:
- Lucas County (The home county of Last Chance)
- The following are listed by their distance from Last Chance, with the one closest to Last Chance listed first.
- Derby
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Chariton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chariton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
- Chariton is located in Lucas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chariton <2>
- Williamson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Williamson is located in Lucas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <2>
- Russell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Lucas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <2>
- Appanoose County
- Plano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Plano is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <2>
- Plano
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Last Chance, with the one closest to Last Chance listed first.
- Woodburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Woodburn is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <2>
- Weldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Osceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Osceola is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <2>
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Murray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Hopeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Last Chance, with the one closest to Last Chance listed first.
- Le Roy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Garden Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Van Wert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Leon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
- Decatur City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Grand River
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Morgan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Davis City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Pleasanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Lamoni
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamoni have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoni
- Lamoni is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoni <2>
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Last Chance, with the one closest to Last Chance listed first.
- Truro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Truro is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truro <2>
- East Peru
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Saint Charles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Saint Charles is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <2>
- Barney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Last Chance, with the one closest to Last Chance listed first.
- Newbern
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Bauer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Melcher - Dallas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melcher - Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Monroe County
- Melrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <2>
- Melrose
- Ringgold County
- The following are listed by their distance from Last Chance, with the one closest to Last Chance listed first.
- Beaconsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaconsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Ellston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Last Chance, with the one closest to Last Chance listed first.
- Thayer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Lorimor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Last Chance, with the one closest to Last Chance listed first.
- Liberty Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Lacona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacona
- Lacona is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacona <2>
- New Virginia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Virginia
- New Virginia is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Virginia <2>
- Milo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Milo is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <2>
- Saint Marys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Saint Marys is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Ackworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Indianola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
- Indianola is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,072 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <2>
- Sandyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Sandyville is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Martensdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martensdale
- Martensdale is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martensdale <2>
- Bevington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevington
- Bevington is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevington <2>
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Last Chance, with the one closest to Last Chance listed first.
- Humeston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humeston
- Humeston is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humeston <2>
- Millerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Corydon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
- Corydon is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <2>
- Allerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
- Allerton is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <2>
- Clio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Confidence
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Lineville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Promise City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promise City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Seymour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <2>
- Mercer County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Last Chance, with the one closest to Last Chance listed first.
- South Lineville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Mercer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Mercer is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Last Chance, see our County-by-County Page for Last Chance.
Newspapers Published in Last Chance ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Last Chance.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Last Chance, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Last Chance.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Last Chance:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //iowaculture.gov/history/
- Pages specific to Lucas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Decatur County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Madison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ringgold County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Union County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Warren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Appanoose County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Lucas County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Iowa
Cemeteries Near Last Chance ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Last Chance.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Last Chance covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Last Chance, with the one closest to Last Chance listed first.
- Last Chance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Last Chance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Last Chance Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
- Clarke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarke Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
- Gwinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gwinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gwinn Cemetery
- Ottawa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ottawa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ottawa Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
- Woodburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodburn Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horton Cemetery
- Humeston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humeston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humeston Cemetery
- Derby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Derby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Derby Cemetery
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Last Chance in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Last Chance.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Last Chance, with the one closest to Last Chance listed first.
- Smyrna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Woodburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Woodburn is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <2>
- Le Roy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Derby
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Humeston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humeston
- Humeston is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humeston <2>
- Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Garden Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Weldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Jay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Green Bay ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Cambria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Indianola Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola Junction
- Indianola Junction is located in Lucas County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whitebreast
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitebreast have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebreast
- Whitebreast is located in Lucas County
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Osceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Osceola is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <2>
- Whitebreast
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Last Chance. See our List of 1890's Communities around Last Chance.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Last Chance. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Last Chance) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Last Chance. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9564, Longitude: -93.5535 In this case, the coordinates for Last Chance have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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 Last Chance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |