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Welcome to Vanceville ...

Vanceville is located in Tift County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

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)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Sparks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Enigma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Omega
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Lenox
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ty Ty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Alapaha
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Tift, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vanceville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/