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Welcome to Van Vleet ...

Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Vleet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Van Vleet is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Van Vleet: 662

Communities Also Named Van Vleet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Van Vleet - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Van Vleet ...

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

  • Pontotoc
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Houston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Verona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Okolona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Nettleton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
    • Nettleton is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nettleton <3>
  • Shannon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Vardaman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vardaman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vardaman
    • Vardaman is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vardaman <3>
  • Algoma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • New Houlka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mantee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
    • Mantee is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 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 Van Vleet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Van Vleet.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Vleet ...

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

Adding Van Vleet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Van Vleet 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 Van Vleet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Van Vleet post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Vleet.

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Chickasaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Van Vleet - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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