Welcome to Vulcan ...

Vulcan is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vulcan, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Vulcan is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Vulcan is located in the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Vulcan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Vulcan - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Vulcan ...

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

• Saint Louis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <4>
• Florissant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• Belleville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
• University City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Ballwin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
  • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <4>
• O'Fallon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
• Granite City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <4>
• Kirkwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
• Maryland Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
  • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
• East Saint Louis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <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 Vulcan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vulcan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vulcan ...

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

Adding Vulcan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vulcan 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 Vulcan was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vulcan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.co.st-clair.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov