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Welcome to Vantown ...

Vantown is located in Ingham County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Vantown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Vantown is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Vantown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Vantown is located in the (517) area code.

Communities near Vantown ...

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

  • Lansing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • East Lansing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
    • East Lansing is located in Ingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lansing <4>
  • Howell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Howell is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,648 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <4>
  • Mason
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Ingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
  • Williamston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fowlerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinckney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinckney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
    • Pinckney is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,425 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckney <4>
  • Perry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Shiawassee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
  • Leslie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Leslie is located in Ingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <4>
  • Webberville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webberville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webberville
    • Webberville is located in Ingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webberville <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 Vantown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vantown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vantown ...

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

Adding Vantown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vantown post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vantown.

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

The official website for Ingham County: www.ingham.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Ingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vantown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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