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Welcome to Vance ...

Vance is primarily located in Quitman County<1>. A portion of Vance extends into Tallahatchie County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vance, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Vance is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Vance: 662 & 471<3>

The ZIP code for Vance: 38964<4>

Communities Also Named Vance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Vance: This one is located in Quitman County and the other is located in Newton County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 19 communities that are also named Vance - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Vance ...

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

  • Clarksdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tutwiler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Charleston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Marks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Marks is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <5>
  • Lambert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Crowder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Crowder is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Webb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lyon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sumner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vance ...

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

Adding Vance to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vance 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 (so far) for Vance was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Vance post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vance.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Quitman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vance - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Vance area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Vance area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Vance). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Vance or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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