Vulcan is an unincorporated community in southern Iron County, Missouri. It is located on Route 49 about twenty miles south of Ironton. The community was founded in 1915. It was a mining town in the past and was named for the Vulcan Iron Works in St. Louis.
References
- McMillen, Margot Ford. A to Z: The Dictionary of Missouri Place Names. Columbia, Missouri: Pebble Publishing. ISBN 0-9646625-4-X


