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Welcome to Vannoy ...

Vannoy is located in Wilkes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vannoy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Vannoy is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Vannoy lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Vannoy: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Vannoy ...

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

  • North Wilkesboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilkesboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sparta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
  • Jefferson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • West Jefferson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ronda
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Lansing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilbar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
  • Springfield ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Springfield is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Glendale Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vannoy ...

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

Adding Vannoy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vannoy 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 Vannoy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Vannoy post office opened in 1888. The Vannoy post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vannoy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wilkes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vannoy - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Vannoy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Vannoy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/