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Welcome to Chance ...

Chance is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chance, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Chance is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Chance lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Chance: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Chance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Chance - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chance.

Communities near Chance ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chance.

  • Princess Anne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Crisfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Monie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Monie is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
  • Champ
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Champ is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
  • Crocheron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
  • Frenchtown - Rumbly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Frenchtown - Rumbly is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown - Rumbly
  • Nanticoke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Oriole
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oriole is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
  • Fairmount
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairmount is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Jesterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville

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 Chance. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chance.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chance. 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 Chance.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chance. See our Newspapers Page for Chance.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chance ...

Looking for more information about Chance? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Chance, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chance.

Adding Chance to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chance 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 Chance was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Chance post office opened in 1882. The Chance post office closed in 1998.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chance.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chance - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Chance area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Chance 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/