Vance
Vance is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Vance lies on the South Branch Potomac River. Most of its residents reside along West Virginia Route 28. Buffalo Creek empties into the South Branch at Vance.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Vance (WV)”, “Vance, West Virginia”, and “Vance, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad and Hanging Rocks.
Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad
The Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad is a heritage railroad based in Romney, West Virginia.Hanging Rocks
Cliff
Hanging Rocks are perpendicular cliffs rising nearly… Hanging Rocks is situated 1½ miles north of Vance.
Valley View
Historic house
Valley View is a mid-19th-century Greek Revival… Valley View is situated 2 miles southwest of Vance.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wapocomo and Ridgedale.
Wapocomo
Hamlet
Wappocomo is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Ridgedale
Hamlet
Ridgedale is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Ridgedale is situated 2½ miles north of Vance.
Valley
Hamlet
Valley was a populated place and post office on the… Valley is situated 2½ miles southwest of Vance.
Vance
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Hampshire, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.37815° or 39° 22′ 41″ north
Longitude
-78.73863° or 78° 44′ 19″ west
Elevation
659 feet (201 metres)
Open location code
87F397H6+7G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Volapük—“Vance” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فانك”
- French: “Vance”
- Persian: “ونک، ویرجینیا غربی”
- Persian: “ونک”
- South Azerbaijani: “وانس، باتی ویرجینیا”
- Volapük: “Vance”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Romney Junction and Romney.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Wappocomo and Romney Church of the Brethren.
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Worth a closer look: Charleston and Huntington.
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