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Welcome to Vance ...

Vance is located in Hill Country.

Vance is located in Real County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Vance, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Vance is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Vance: (830)

Communities Also Named Vance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Vance: This one is located in Real County and the other is located in Edwards County.

Beyond Texas, there are 19 communities that are also named Vance - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Vance ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Vance.

  • Rocksprings
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Camp Wood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Wood
    • Camp Wood is located in Real County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Wood <4>
  • Leakey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Barksdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rio Frio
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Frio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Frio
    • Rio Frio is located in Real County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Frio <4>
  • Vanderpool
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderpool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool
    • Vanderpool is located in Bandera County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderpool <4>
  • Concan
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vance ...

Looking for more information about Vance? 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 Vance, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vance.

Adding Vance to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vance post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vance.

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Real, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vance - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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