Welcome to Vance ...

Vance is located in Sullivan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vance, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Vance is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Vance lies within the (423) area code.

Communities Also Named Vance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Vance - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Vance ...

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

• Johnson City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
  • Former names for Johnson City:
  • Blue Plum Station
  • Haynesville
  • Johnsons Depot
  • Johnsons Tank
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <4>
• Kingsport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
  • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <4>
• Collingwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
  • Collingwood is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <4>
• Bristol
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
• East Ridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
  • East Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
• Elizabethton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethton
  • Elizabethton is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethton <4>
• Cross
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Mill Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
• Bloomingdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
• Winchester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Johnson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vance ...

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

Adding Vance to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vance post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vance.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/