Welcome to Vancourt ...
Vancourt is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).
Vancourt is located in Tom Green County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vancourt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
Vancourt is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Vancourt lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Vancourt: 325
The ZIP code for Vancourt: 76955<3>
Communities near Vancourt ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vancourt.
- San Angelo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Miles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Miles is located in Runnels County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <4>
- Paint Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mereta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mereta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mereta
- Mereta is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mereta <4>
- Veribest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Veribest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Veribest is located in Tom Green County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Veribest
- From Vancourt to Veribest
- Lowake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Live Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Live Oak is located in Concho County
- Christoval
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Concho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eden
- From Vancourt to Eden
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 Vancourt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vancourt.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vancourt. 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 Vancourt.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vancourt. See our Newspapers Page for Vancourt.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vancourt ...
Looking for more information about Vancourt? 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 Vancourt, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Vancourt.
Adding Vancourt to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vancourt 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 Vancourt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Vancourt post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vancourt.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Tom Green, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vancourt - 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 Vancourt). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Vancourt 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> | 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. |
| <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/ |