Welcome to Vance ...
Vance is located in Lewis County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vance, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Vance is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Vance lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Vance: 360 & 564<3>
Communities Also Named Vance ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vance.
Communities near Vance ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vance.
- Morton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Morton is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <4>
- Cora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Glenoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenoma
- Glenoma is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenoma <4>
- Packwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Packwood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Packwood <4>
- Ashford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in Pierce County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford <4>
- Longmire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmire
- Longmire is located in Pierce County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longmire <4>
- Mineral
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mineral is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
- Elbe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbe
- Elbe is located in Pierce County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elbe <4>
- Ajlune
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Alder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling 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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Vance post office opened in 1886.
We also found Vance in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vance.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Lewis County: www.co.lewis.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vance - 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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Vance area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Vance area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |