Vanar was a station on the Southern Pacific railroad and populated place situated in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to the border with New Mexico.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 3,917 feet (1,194 m) above sea level.[1] The community was originally named Vanarman after Hiram M. Van Arman, and the name was shortened for telegraph purposes in 1905 to Vanar.[3]

Vanar, Arizona
Populated place
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Coordinates: 32°14′28″N 109°05′42″W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Cochise
Elevation [1]	3,917 ft (1,194 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (MST)
Area code(s)	520
FIPS code	04-79240
GNIS feature ID	24673

The station was along the railroad's route through eastern Arizona, constructed in 1880.[4] One of the railroad's work camps was located there.[5] Once a junction was made in March 1881 with eastern rails in Deming, New Mexico, the line was the second transcontinental rail route across the United States.[6]

As of 1915, there was a retail store located there.[7] The following year a post office was established there.[8]

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