Welcome to Venquin ...
So far, we found very little information about Venquin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Venquin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Venquin, please Contact Us.
Venquin would have been located within present day Madison County<2>.
The location of Venquin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Venquin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Venquin is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Venquin was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Venquin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Venquin.
- Elkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- Elkins is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkins <5>
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <5>
- Goshen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <5>
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Hindsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hindsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindsville
- Hindsville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindsville <5>
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Brashears
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Combs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Combs is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Combs <5>
- Pettigrew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettigrew have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettigrew
- Pettigrew is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettigrew <5>
- Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Madison 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 Venquin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Venquin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Venquin. 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 Venquin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Venquin. See our Newspapers Page for Venquin.
Adding Venquin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Venquin 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 Venquin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Venquin post office opened in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Venquin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Venquin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Venquin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |