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Welcome to Vanleer ...

The town of Vanleer is located in Dickson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vanleer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Vanleer has a population of 421 people<2> (see below for details).

Vanleer is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Vanleer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The ZIP code for Vanleer: 37181<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Vanleer had an population of 421 people. This is an increase of 6.58% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 35.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Vanleer had a population of 395 people. This makes Vanleer the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 395 people, the population of Vanleer increased 27.42% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 310 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Vanleer.

Communities near Vanleer ...

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

  • Cheap Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
  • Oakridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
  • Dickson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Brownsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownsville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
  • White Bluff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • McEwen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Throckmorton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlotte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Burns
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Water Valley ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Water Valley is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 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 Vanleer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vanleer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vanleer ...

Looking for more information about Vanleer? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Vanleer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Vanleer.

Adding Vanleer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vanleer 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 Vanleer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Vanleer post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vanleer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Dickson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Vanleer.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vanleer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Vanleer). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Vanleer or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/