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Welcome to Vanport ...

Vanport is located in Beaver County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vanport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Vanport is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Vanport ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Vanport, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Vanport ...

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

  • Franklin Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • East Liverpool
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Economy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Economy is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
  • Aliquippa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaver Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bellevue
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellwood City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ambridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • West View
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • New Brighton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vanport ...

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

Adding Vanport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vanport 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 Vanport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Vanport post office opened in 1882. The Vanport post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vanport.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Beaver, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vanport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/