Welcome to Vanderville ...

Vanderville is located in Christian County<1>.

The location of Vanderville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vanderville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Vanderville is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Vanderville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Vanderville is within the boundaries of the (217) area code.

Communities near Vanderville ...

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

• Taylorville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
  • Taylorville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorville <4>
• Hillsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
• Pana
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
  • Pana is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <4>
• Pawnee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <4>
• Nokomis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nokomis
  • Nokomis is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nokomis <4>
• Kincaid
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
  • Kincaid is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kincaid <4>
• Assumption
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assumption have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
  • Assumption is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Assumption <4>
• Edinburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>
• Morrisonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
  • Morrisonville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisonville <4>
• Raymond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vanderville ...

Looking for more information about Vanderville? 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 Vanderville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vanderville.

Adding Vanderville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vanderville post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vanderville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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