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VANCE, Texas
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Population (2000): 20Businesses (2000):
Elevation: 1,617 ft
Area: smCounty: Real
Zip Code: 78828
Area Code: 830Time Zone: CST
Coordinates: Lat 29.816°, Long -100.014°
Location: In far W part of county; 32 mi SE of Rocksprings;
12 mi N of Camp Wood; 33 mi NW of Leakey
Highways: RR 335, 2631
Creeks: Nueces, Bullhead
Rivers: NuecesLakes:Parks: None
REFERENCES
CITY: UnincorporatedCHAMBER and TOURISM: None
NUECES CANYON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 830-597-6241
Web: www.mycampwood.com; Email: nc-coc@mycampwood.com
Serves: Barksdale, Camp Wood, Montell, Vance
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES: Nothing formal
SMALLER NEIGHBORING TOWNS: Barksdale; Camp Wood, Montell, Rocksprings
PRINCIPAL BUSINESS: Ranching
MAJOR ATTRACTIONS:
NEARBY & HILL COUNTRY-WIDE ATTRACTIONS: See Attractions.
Some of the very nearby attractions include:
BARKSDALE: TWISTED SISTERS SCENIC DRIVES & MOTORCYCLE ROUTES
CAMP WOOD: PARKS; TINKER THE FOSSILIZED T REX; TWISTED SISTERS SCENIC DRIVES & MOTORCYCLE ROUTES
CONCAN: FRIO BAT CAVE; FRIO RIVER FUN
LEAKEY: WILDLIFE ART MUSEUM; REAL COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM; FRIO RIVER FUN; TWISTED SISTERS SCENIC DRIVES & MOTORCYCLE ROUTES
MONTELL: HISTORIC MISSION
RIO FRIO: ANCIENT LIVE OAK REFERENCE LANDMARK; FRIO RIVER FUN
ROCKSPRINGS: DEVIL'S SINKHOLE & BAT CAVE; TWISTED SISTERS SCENIC DRIVES & MOTORCYCLE ROUTES
PARKS: There are many parks in the greater area as profiled on the Parks page. These nearby parks include:
CONCAN: GARNER STATE PARK
KICKAPOO: KICKAPOO CAVERN STATE PARK: just W of Camp Wood & Leakey, and just outside the Hill Country
Local city parks include: None
EVENT CALENDAR: For full details on each event see Chamber web site and
Festivals & Events
WEATHER: Weather Underground (Rocksprings)
MEDIA COVERAGE:
ON-LINE NEWS: TOPIX NEWS (not available)
NEWSPAPER: None
MAPS: Google
HISTORY: Handbook of Texas Online: "In 1874 Henry Wells moved to the area and was soon followed by others. The community was originally called Bullhead, deriving its name from Bullhead Mountain just to the north. A Baptist church was founded in 1875, and the Bullhead Post Office was established on July 1, 1878. In 1883 the townsite was formally laid out, and in that same year Edwards County was also established. Bullhead served as county seat from September of that year until sometime in 1884, when voters moved the county government to Leakey. In 1886 the town was renamed after Xavier Wanz (sometimes written Vance), who joined Castro's Colony in 1845 and who pursued Indian raiders into the area and recovered a stolen herd of horses in the 1860s. In the 1880s Vance had two stores, a Baptist church, a school, a saloon, and, temporarily, the Edwards county courthouse, but its decline began not long after. Twentieth-century population estimates were below fifty. The post office was finally closed on January 31, 1955, and by 1985 only the Baptist church and cemetery and a few scattered homes remained at the site."
BANK LOOT: For story of possible buried loot in Vance from bank heist, see below Texas Escapes article.
PRIOR NAMES: Bullhead; Renamed for Xavier Wanz (Vance)
NATIONAL REGISTRY SITES:
CEMETERY: Vance
AVAILABLE SERVICES: Gas: no; Convenience Stores: no; Restaurants: no; Lodging: no; Grocery Stores: no; Banks: no; Vehicle Repair: no; Hospital: no; Med Clinic: no; Post Office: no; Public Schools: no; Cemetery: yes
OTHER PROFILES: Wikipedia (not available); ePodunk (not available); City Data (not available); Texas Escapes; Travel Texas (not available)
NOTES:
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GOVERNMENT SERVICES
LOCAL CITY GOVERNMENT: Unincorporated
LOCAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT: See: Real County Government Offices
STATE & FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: For offices that represent the Hill Country,
see: Texas & Federal Government Offices
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DAY & SEASON HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES:
See full list of leases for this town at: Hunting & Fishing.
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HILL COUNTRY-WIDE UTILITY PROVIDERS:
For Hill Country area utility service providers (electric, gas, water, sewer, trash),
telecom providers (land lines, cellular service, TV, internet), and related services (package delivery, newspaper, etc.), click: Utilities & Telecom
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