Photo: R. Sieben · CC BY 3.0Around Vulcan, 58 historic places within 100 km
Siksika 146, 52 km from Vulcan, has the nearest place of the highest rank. One further listing on a provincial or municipal register is known only through Wikidata, so it has no page of its own.
Old pictures of Vulcan
Set out by date: 2 old photographs of the town. Tap any picture to see it full screen.
1927
1927Public domain or CC0, made before 1950, from Wikimedia Commons; old views of places can be drawings, prints or maps of their time. Each credit opens the image’s page.
46 places of the highest rank within 100 km of Vulcan
The nearest is Old Women's Buffalo Jump, 45 km away in Foothills County. By age, Fort Whoop-Up leads, from 1869, at 90 km. Among them are 30 Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, 16 National Historic Sites and 12 provincial or municipal listings.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| Old Women's Buffalo JumpNational historic site of Canada · 45 km away, in Foothills County |
| Treaty Nº 7 Signing SiteNational Historic Site · 1877 · 50 km away, in Siksika 146 |
| Earthlodge VillageNational Historic Site · 51 km away, in Siksika 146 |
| Blackfoot CrossingNational Historic Site · 1877 · 51 km away, in Siksika 146 |
| Majorville Cairn and Medicine WheelProvincial historic resource · 64 km away, in Vulcan County |
| Bar U RanchNational Historic Site · 1883–1951 · 69 km away, in Foothills County |
| PiggeryClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1902–1928 · 69 km away, in Foothills County |
| Livestock ShedClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1940–1941 · 69 km away, in Foothills County |
| Self Feeder, former Bunkhouse, Building 30Classified Federal Heritage Building · 1909–1911 · 69 km away, in Foothills County |
| Feed MillClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1909–1911 · 69 km away, in Foothills County |
| Hay ShedClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1956–1957 · 69 km away, in Foothills County |
| Stud Horse Barn, Building 1Classified Federal Heritage Building · 1909–1911 · 69 km away, in Foothills County |
Near Vulcan, within 100 km: built places from 1869 on
The nearest historic places to Vulcan, out to 100 km, by the first construction date on each record.
The bars count 50 dated places within 100 km. Fort Whoop-Up, in Cardston County, goes back furthest, to 1869.
Vulcan added few homes from 2016 to 2021: 1.9%, where most towns have 4.1%
Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 22% of Vulcan’s, against 15% in the typical town. 26% of Vulcan’s homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The largest single period is from 1981 to 2000, with 26% of Vulcan’s homes.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Vulcan and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vulcan | 1,922 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Vulcan County | 4,465 | 1 | 0 | — |
Vulcan in brief
Vulcan has 26% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
Questions about Vulcan’s history
How many historic places does Vulcan have on the registers?
None within Vulcan itself; the nearest is 45 km off: Old Women's Buffalo Jump, in Foothills County.
How old are the homes in Vulcan?
Before 1961: 26% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Vulcan be missing here?
Only federal designations are fully open outside Québec. One more listing in Vulcan is known through Wikidata alone, so it is counted, not paged.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).