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Welcome to Chance ...

Chance is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chance, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Chance is 3,990 feet [1,216 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Chance is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Chance lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Chance: 406

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, Maryland, 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.

  • Red Lodge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bearcreek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Belfry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bridger
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
    • Bridger is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridger <3>
  • Frannie
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frannie
    • Frannie is located in Big Horn County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frannie <3>
  • Ralston
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Powell
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Powell is located in Park County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <3>
  • Roberts
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Deaver
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deaver
    • Deaver is located in Big Horn County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deaver <3>

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Chance, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 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 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chance.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Carbon, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/