Welcome to Vansycle ...

Vansycle is located in Umatilla County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vansycle, 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.

Vansycle is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Vansycle lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Vansycle: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities near Vansycle ...

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

• Walla Walla
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
  • Walla Walla is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walla Walla <5>
• Pendleton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
  • Pendleton is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <5>
• College Place
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Place
  • College Place is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Place <5>
• Milton - Freewater
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton - Freewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton - Freewater
  • Milton - Freewater is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton - Freewater <5>
• Athena
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena
  • Athena is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athena <5>
• Weston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
• Adams
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <5>
• Helix
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
  • Helix is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <5>
• Touchet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Touchet
  • Touchet is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Touchet <5>
• Lowden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowden
  • Lowden is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowden <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 Vansycle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vansycle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vansycle ...

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

Adding Vansycle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vansycle 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 Vansycle was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vansycle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/