Place:Vance, Quitman, Mississippi, United States

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

Vance is an inhabited place.

Vance is part of two counties. The southernmost extremity of Quitman County and the northern line of Tallahatchie County meet at Vance, and divide that little town in two. The county line runs midway through the town, leaving a part of the business district in Tallahatchie and the other part in Quitman. Vance is located on Cassidy Bayou. Vance was named for General Calvin B. Vance of Batesville, Panola County, one of Mississippi's most distinguished sons, and formerly a prominent figure in the State Senate. General Vance's son, Mr. E.Q. Vance, was one of the leading merchants of the town.