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Welcome to Vaucluse ...

Vaucluse is located in Frederick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vaucluse, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Vaucluse is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Vaucluse lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Vaucluse: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Vaucluse ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Vaucluse - they are located in Arkansas, Quebec, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Vaucluse ...

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

  • Petersburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
  • Winchester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Front Royal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Strasburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodstock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Berryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Boyce
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Capon Bridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Toms Brook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wardensville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vaucluse ...

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

Adding Vaucluse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vaucluse 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 Vaucluse was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Vaucluse in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Vaucluse post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vaucluse.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vaucluse - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Vaucluse area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Vaucluse area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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