Welcome to Vanzant ...

Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vanzant, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Vanzant is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Vanzant (for example, toward Sonora), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Vanzant is within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Vanzant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Vanzant - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Vanzant ...

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

• Hardinsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
  • Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <3>
• Cannelton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
  • Cannelton is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <3>
• Cloverport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
  • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <3>
• Hawesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawesville
  • Hawesville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawesville <3>
• Caneyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville
  • Caneyville is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caneyville <3>
• Whitesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Whitesville is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <3>
• Fordsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
  • Fordsville is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <3>
• Falls-of-Rough
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls-of-Rough have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls-of-Rough
  • Falls-of-Rough is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls-of-Rough <3>
• McQuady
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
  • McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
• Yeaman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
  • Yeaman is located in Grayson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vanzant ...

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

Adding Vanzant to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vanzant post office opened in 1900.

We also found Vanzant on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vanzant.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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