Welcome to Vans Valley ...
Vans Valley is located in Delaware County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vans Valley, 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.
A typical abbreviation for Vans Valley: Vans Vly. (or less commonly used: Vans Vally. or Vans Vlly.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Vans Valley for more information about variations on the name of Vans Valley.
Vans Valley is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Vans Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Vans Valley lies within the (740) area code.
Going back to its beginning, Vans Valley was originally named Trenton Works<3>. For more information about the names of Vans Valley, see The Names of Vans Valley on our Genealogy Page.
Communities Also Named Vans Valley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Vans Valley - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vans Valley.
Communities near Vans Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vans Valley.
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 903,852 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
- Dublin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
- Delaware
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Delaware is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,607 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <4>
- Westerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
- Westerville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <4>
- Reynoldsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Reynoldsburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,374 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsburg <4>
- Gahanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
- Gahanna is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <4>
- Upper Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Arlington
- Upper Arlington is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Arlington <4>
- Whitehall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Whitehall is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,908 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
- Pataskala
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
- Pataskala is located in Licking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <4>
- Worthington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Worthington is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,760 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <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 Vans Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vans Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vans Valley. 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 Vans Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vans Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Vans Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vans Valley ...
Looking for more information about Vans Valley? 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 Vans Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vans Valley.
Adding Vans Valley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vans Valley in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Vans Valley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vans Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vans Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vans Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Vans Valley may originally have been Van's Valley. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Vans Valley might be written as Van Valley. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Vans Valley. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |