Welcome to Vance Junction ...

Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Vance Junction, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vance Junction, 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 Vance Junction: Vance Jct. (or less commonly used: Vance Jctn.)

Vance Junction is 8,100 feet [2,469 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Vance Junction is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Vance Junction lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Vance Junction: (970)

Communities near Vance Junction ...

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

• Telluride
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride
  • Telluride is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telluride <4>
• Ouray
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray
  • Ouray is located in Ouray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ouray <4>
• Ridgway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Ouray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
• Silverton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in San Juan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <4>
• Rico
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rico have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
  • Rico is located in Dolores County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rico <4>
• Ophir
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Ophir is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <4>
• Sawpit
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
  • Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Sawpit has also been known as:
  • Saw Pit
• Vanadium ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
  • Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
• Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
  • Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
• Pandora
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
  • Pandora is located in San Miguel 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 Vance Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vance Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vance Junction ...

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

Adding Vance Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vance Junction 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 Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Vance Junction on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vance Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Miguel County: www.sanmiguelcounty.org/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/