Welcome to Vanceville ...

Vanceville is located in Bossier Parish<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 1887.

Vanceville is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Vanceville lies within the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Vanceville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Vanceville - they are located in Georgia (2), 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.

• Shreveport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreveport
  • Shreveport is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shreveport <4>
• Bossier City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bossier City
  • Bossier City is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bossier City <4>
• Haughton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haughton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haughton
  • Haughton is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haughton <4>
• Blanchard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
  • Blanchard is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <4>
• Greenwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Benton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Oil City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <4>
• Doyline
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyline
  • Doyline is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doyline <4>
• Mooringsport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooringsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooringsport
  • Mooringsport is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooringsport <4>
• Belcher
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
  • Belcher is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belcher <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 1887.

We also found Vanceville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Bossier Parish: www.mybossier.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/