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Welcome to Van Vleck ...

Van Vleck is located on the Gulf Coast.

Van Vleck is located in Matagorda County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Vleck, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Van Vleck is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Van Vleck: 979

The ZIP code for Van Vleck: 77482<3>

Communities Also Named Van Vleck ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Van Vleck - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Van Vleck ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Vleck ...

Looking for more information about Van Vleck? 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 Van Vleck, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Van Vleck.

Adding Van Vleck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Van Vleck 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 Van Vleck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Van Vleck post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Vleck.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Matagorda, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Van Vleck - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Van Vleck). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Van Vleck or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/