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.
- Bay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Bay City is located in Matagorda County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <5>
- West Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sweeny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brazoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Caney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Caney is located in Matagorda County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Caney
- From Van Vleck to Caney
- Chalmers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Elliott is located in Matagorda County
- Elliott has also been known as:
- Elliott's
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elliott
- From Van Vleck to Elliott
- McCroskey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Ocean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Ocean have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ocean
- Old Ocean is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Ocean <5>
- Cedar Lane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lane
- Cedar Lane is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Lane <5>
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 for Van Vleck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Van Vleck post office opened in 1901.
We also found Van Vleck mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |