Chance, South Dakota
Chance is an unincorporated community in Perkins County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1] The community is just northeast of the confluence of Hart Creek and Thunder Butte Creek.[2]
History
A post office called Chance was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1958.[3] The name may be derived from the local Chance Ranch, or according to tradition, because petitioners for the post office saw "little chance" their efforts would succeed.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chance, South Dakota
- Chance, SD, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
- "Perkins County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 30.
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