Welcome to Vanlue ...

The village of Vanlue is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vanlue, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Vanlue has a population of 355 people<2> (see below for details).

Vanlue is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Vanlue: 45890<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Vanlue had an population of 355 people. This is a decrease of 1.11% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Vanlue had a population of 359 people. This makes Vanlue the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 359 people, the population of Vanlue decreased 3.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 371 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Vanlue.

Communities near Vanlue ...

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

• Findlay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
  • Findlay is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Findlay <5>
• Tiffin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Tiffin is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <5>
• Fostoria
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
  • Fostoria is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fostoria <5>
• Upper Sandusky
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
  • Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
• North Baltimore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Baltimore
  • North Baltimore is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Baltimore <5>
• Carey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
  • Carey is located in Wyandot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carey <5>
• McComb
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McComb have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
  • McComb is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <5>
• Forest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <5>
• Arlington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Dunkirk
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
  • Dunkirk is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vanlue ...

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

Adding Vanlue to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vanlue 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 Vanlue was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Vanlue post office opened in 1850.

We also found Vanlue in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vanlue.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/