Welcome to Van Vleet ...

Van Vleet is located in Steuben County<1>.

The location of Van Vleet has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Vleet, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Van Vleet is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Van Vleet ...

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

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.

• Corning
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <4>
• Mansfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
• Painted Post
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painted Post
  • Painted Post is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painted Post <4>
• Elkland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
  • Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <4>
• Addison
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <4>
• South Corning
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
  • South Corning is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
• Westfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Savona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
  • Savona is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savona <4>
• Tioga
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
  • Tioga is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <4>
• Lawrenceville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/