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VANCE, Texas
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Population (2000): 20Businesses (2000):Elevation: 1,617 ftArea: smCounty: Real
Zip Code: 78828Area Code: 830Time Zone: CST
Coordinates: Lat 29.816°, Long -100.014°
Location: In far W part of county; 33 mi NW of Leakey
Highways: RR-335, FM-2631
Creeks: Nueces, BullheadRivers: NuecesLakes:
Quick Link To: Directory Listings In This Town
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
![Vance, Looking South on Hwy 335. Click to enlarge. Vance, Looking South on Hwy 335](Images/Area/Vance/Vance-Hwy335LookingSouth-sm.jpg)
CITY: Unincorporated
CHAMBER, TOURISM & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
- NUECES CANYON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:
830-597-6241; 112 E 4th St, Camp Wood, TX 78833. POB 385
Web: nuecescanyonchamber.com; Email: nuecescanyoncofc@gmail.com
No regular office hours for Chamber. A non-profit, all volunteer organization.
Serves: Barksdale, Camp Wood, Montell, Vance, together known as the "Nueces Canyon"
PRINCIPAL BUSINESS: Ranching
![North end of Vance, looking north at the Y. Click to enlarge. North end of Vance, looking north at the Y.](Images/Area/Vance/IntersectionHwy335-Hwy2631-N-of-Vance-To-Jo-Jan-Van-sm.jpg)
MAJOR ATTRACTIONS: None NEARBY & HILL COUNTRY-WIDE ATTRACTIONS: See Attractions.
Some of the very nearby attractions include:
- Barksdale: Twisted Sisters Scenic Drives & Motorcycle Routes
- Camp Wood; Tinker The Fossilized T Rex; Twisted Sisters Scenic Drives & Motorcycle Routes
- Leakey: Wildlife Art Museum; Real County Historical Museum; Frio River Fun; Twisted Sisters Scenic Drives & Motorcycle Routes
- Montell: Historic Mission
- Rocksprings: Devil's Sinkhole & Bat Cave; Twisted Sisters Scenic Drives & Motorcycle Routes
- Concan: Garner State Park
- Kickapoo: Kickapoo Cavern State Park, Kickapoo, 28 mi W of Camp Wood, and just outside the Hill Country
- Vanderpool: Lost Maples State Natural Area
- Local city parks include: None
![Vance Cemetery Marker. Click to enlarge. Vance Cemetery Marker](Images/Area/Vance/Vance-CemeteryMarkerOnHwy335-sm.jpg)
WEATHER: Local Weather (Rocksprings); Hill Country-wide Weather
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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 loot buried in Vance from bank heist, see below Texas Escapes article below.
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PRIOR CITY NAMES: Bullhead; Later, in 1886, renamed for Xavier Wanz (Vance)
HISTORICAL MARKERS: See cemetery marker above.
CEMETERIES:
- Vance (2), see above.
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VANCE BAPTIST CHURCH:
RR-335, Vance, TX 78828
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LOCAL CITY GOVERNMENT: Unincorporated
LOCAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT: See: Real County Government Offices
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TRAIL HANDS PROCESSING: 830-234-3630; 1866 Brushy Creek Rd, Vance, TX. trailhandsprocessing.com
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