Welcome to Vulcan ...

Vulcan is located in Columbiana County<1>.

The location of Vulcan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vulcan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Vulcan is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Vulcan: (330) & (234)<4>

Communities Also Named Vulcan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Vulcan: This one is located in Columbiana County and the other is located in Lucas County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 13 communities that are also named Vulcan - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Vulcan ...

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

• Weirton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <5>
• Steubenville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Steubenville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steubenville <5>
• East Liverpool
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <5>
• Toronto
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Toronto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <5>
• East Palestine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palestine
  • East Palestine is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Palestine <5>
• Wintersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
  • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <5>
• Ohioville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohioville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
  • Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
• Mingo Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
  • Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <5>
• Follansbee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follansbee
  • Follansbee is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follansbee <5>
• Lisbon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <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 Vulcan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vulcan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vulcan ...

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

Adding Vulcan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vulcan in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Vulcan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Vulcan post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vulcan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbiana County: www.columbianacounty.org/

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