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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.

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 (so far) for Vancourt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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>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/