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>.
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.<3>.
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)
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goshen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Hindsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Dutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Brashears
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Combs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crosses
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
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 (so far) for Venquin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Venquin post office opened in 1915. The Venquin post office closed in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Venquin.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Venquin - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |