Vanleer is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States.

The town is approximately 49 miles southwest of Nashville and is located within the city's greater metropolitan area.

The town is named for Anthony Wayne Van Leer, onetime operator of the iron works in nearby Cumberland Furnace.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.

The racial makeup of the town was 94.52% White, 0.65% African American, and 4.84% from two or more races.