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Welcome to Vancouver ...

So far, we found very little information about Vancouver. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Vancouver to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vancouver, please Contact Us.

Vancouver would have been located within present day Loudon County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vancouver, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

When the people of Vancouver referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Vancouverite<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Vancouver is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Vancouver was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Vancouver (for example, toward Center Ford), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Code where Vancouver was located: 865

Communities Also Named Vancouver ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Vancouver - they are located in British Columbia and Washington.

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

Websites for Vancouver ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loudoncounty.org/

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

Communities near Vancouver ...

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

  • Maryville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Farragut
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Spring Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • McMullens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • College Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Alcoa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <5>
  • Clinton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lenoir City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Aldenwood Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people

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

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

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

Adding Vancouver to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vancouver 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 (so far) for Vancouver was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Vancouver post office opened in 1880. The Vancouver post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vancouver.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Vancouver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Loudon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Vancouver refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Vancouver may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vancouver - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/