Welcome to Vanceville ...

Vanceville is located in Tift County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vanceville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Vanceville is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Vanceville: (229)

Communities Also Named Vanceville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Vanceville: This one is located in Tift County and the other is located in Berrien County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 5 communities that are also named Vanceville - they are located in Louisiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Vanceville ...

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

• Tifton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tifton
  • Tifton is located in Tift County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tifton <4>
• Nashville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• Ocilla
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocilla
  • Ocilla is located in Irwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocilla <4>
• Sparks
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Sparks is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <4>
• Enigma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enigma
  • Enigma is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enigma <4>
• Omega
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Omega is located in Tift County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omega <4>
• Norman Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Park
  • Norman Park is located in Colquitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman Park <4>
• Lenox
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Lenox is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <4>
• Ty Ty
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ty Ty
  • Ty Ty is located in Tift County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ty Ty <4>
• Alapaha
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alapaha
  • Alapaha is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alapaha <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vanceville ...

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

Adding Vanceville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vanceville post office opened in 1878.

We also found Vanceville on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vanceville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tift County: www.tiftcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/