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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 Code for Vance: 662

The ZIP code for Vance: 38964<3>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <4>
  • Marks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
    • Marks is located in Quitman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <4>
  • Lambert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
    • Jonestown is located in Coahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <4>
  • Crowder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
    • Crowder is located in Quitman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Webb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
    • Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Webb
    • From Vance to Webb
  • 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 for Vance was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Vance post office opened in 1901.

We also found Vance on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vance.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vance. 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 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>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).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<7>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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