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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 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 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Chance is located in Adair County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adair County: Benton (AR), Crawford (AR), Washington (AR), Cherokee, Delaware & Sequoyah.

Below are the counties that are near Chance. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chance:

  • Adair County     (The home county of Chance)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chance, with the one closest to Chance listed first.
    • Watts Community
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
      • Watts Community is located in Adair County
    • Watts
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chewey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Westville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Addielee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Christie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Proctor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Peavine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peavine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
      • Peavine is located in Adair County
    • West Peavine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Peavine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
      • West Peavine is located in Adair County
    • Fairfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Adair County
    • Marietta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Adair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <1>
    • Wauhillau
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chance, with the one closest to Chance listed first.
    • Scraper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Eldon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Briggs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
      • Briggs is located in Cherokee County
    • Moodys
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Welling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welling
      • Welling is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welling <1>
    • Tahlequah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Park Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
      • Park Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hill <1>
    • Tenkiller
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenkiller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
      • Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
    • Tsa La Gi Indian Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tsa La Gi Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tsa La Gi Indian Village
      • Tsa La Gi Indian Village is located in Cherokee County
    • Gideon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Carters Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Caney Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chance, with the one closest to Chance listed first.
    • Dripping Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dripping Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
      • Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County
    • West Siloam Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Siloam Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Siloam Springs
      • West Siloam Springs is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Siloam Springs <1>
    • Beckwith
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Flint Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
      • Flint Creek is located in Delaware County
    • Kansas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
      • Kansas is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <1>
    • Oaks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
      • Oaks is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <1>
    • Colcord
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colcord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colcord
      • Colcord is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colcord <1>
    • Twin Oaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
      • Twin Oaks is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Oaks <1>
    • Cloud Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Ford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
      • Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County
    • Leach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
      • Leach is located in Delaware County
    • Bull Hollow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hollow
      • Bull Hollow is located in Delaware County
  • Mayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chance, with the one closest to Chance listed first.
    • Rose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Snake Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snake Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
      • Snake Creek is located in Mayes County
    • Iron Post
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Post have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Post
      • Iron Post is located in Mayes County
    • Pump Back
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wickliffe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
      • Wickliffe is located in Mayes County
    • Ballou
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
      • Ballou is located in Mayes County
    • Locust Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Mayes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <1>
  • Benton County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chance, with the one closest to Chance listed first.
    • Trident
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trident. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
      • Trident is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Trident
      • From Chance to Trident
    • Siloam Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
      • Siloam Springs is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,611 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siloam Springs <1>
    • Hico
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Hico is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Cherokee City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Gentry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Logan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Logan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Logan
      • From Chance to Logan
    • Springtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
      • Springtown is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Decatur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pactolus ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pactolus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
      • Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Maysville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Highfill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highfill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
      • Highfill is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
    • Mason Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mason Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
      • Mason Valley is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mason Valley
      • From Chance to Mason Valley
  • Crawford County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chance, with the one closest to Chance listed first.
    • Stop ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
      • Stop is located in Crawford County (AR)
    • Anna ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Anna is located in Crawford County (AR)
  • Washington County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chance, with the one closest to Chance listed first.
    • Cincinnati
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Summers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dutch Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rickert ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rickert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
      • Rickert is located in Washington County (AR)
    • Canehill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Viney Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Viney Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
      • Viney Grove is located in Washington County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Viney Grove
      • From Chance to Viney Grove
    • Clyde
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
      • Prairie Grove is located in Washington County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Grove <1>
    • Evansville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Skylight
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chance, see our County-by-County Page for Chance.

Cemeteries Near Chance ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 Chance covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chance, with the one closest to Chance listed first.

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.<7>

While we didn't find Chance in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chance.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Chance, with the one closest to Chance listed first.

  • Cincinnati
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Summers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Trident
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trident. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
    • Trident is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Trident
    • From Chance to Trident
  • Siloam Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
    • Siloam Springs is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,611 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siloam Springs <1>
  • Hico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Hico is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Sexton ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sexton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
    • Sexton is located in Washington County (AR)
  • Dutch Mills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Flint ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Flint is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Bloomfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Bloomfield is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Cherokee City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Rickert ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rickert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
    • Rickert is located in Washington County (AR)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Logan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Logan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Logan
      • From Chance to Logan
    • Morrow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Clyde
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chance. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chance.

Newspapers Published in 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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chance.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chance, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chance.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Chance:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chance. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Chance and Watts. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chance) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chance. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0603, Longitude: -94.6553    
<7>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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