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Welcome to Vanris ...

So far, we found very little information about Vanris. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Vanris to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vanris, please Contact Us.

Vanris would have been located within present day Fresno County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Vanris is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Vanris was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Vanris was located: 559

Communities near Vanris ...

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

  • Fresno
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clovis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sanger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Reedley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Selma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Fresno County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
  • Parlier
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fowler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Calwa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calwa
    • Calwa is located in Fresno County
  • Lone Star
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Lone Star is located in Fresno 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 Vanris. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vanris.

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

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

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 Vanris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Fresno, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vanris - 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.