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Welcome to Vanora ...

Vanora is located in Butler County<1>.

Vanora is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Vanora lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Vanora: 316

Communities near Vanora ...

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

  • Andover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Andover is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
    • Andover has also been known as:
    • Cloud City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <3>
  • El Dorado
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Augusta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglass
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Towanda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Benton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Leon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Leon is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Leon has also been known as:
    • West Leon
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <3>
  • Whitewater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Potwin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Potwin is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vanora ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vanora - 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.