Welcome to Vanport ...

Vanport is located in Beaver County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
  • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
• East Liverpool
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <4>
• Economy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
  • Economy is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
• Aliquippa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aliquippa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
  • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <4>
• Beaver Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <4>
• Bellevue
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Ellwood City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellwood City
  • Ellwood City is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellwood City <4>
• Ambridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambridge
  • Ambridge is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambridge <4>
• West View
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
  • West View is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West View <4>
• New Brighton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
  • New Brighton is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brighton <4>

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 for Vanport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Vanport in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vanport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Beaver County: www.co.beaver.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/