Welcome to Vandalia ...

Vandalia is located in Owen County<1>.

The location of Vandalia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vandalia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Vandalia is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Vandalia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Vandalia (for example, toward Marshall (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Vandalia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Vandalia: This one is located in Owen County and the other is located in Clay County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 13 communities that are also named Vandalia - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and West Virginia (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vandalia.

Communities near Vandalia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vandalia.

• Ellettsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
  • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <4>
• Spencer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• Cloverdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <4>
• Worthington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <4>
• Clay City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <4>
• Gosport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
  • Gosport is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gosport <4>
• Knightsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
  • Knightsville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
• Paragon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon
  • Paragon is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragon <4>
• Harmony
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
• Center Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Vandalia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vandalia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vandalia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vandalia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vandalia. See our Newspapers Page for Vandalia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vandalia ...

Looking for more information about Vandalia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Vandalia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vandalia.

Adding Vandalia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vandalia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Vandalia was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Vandalia in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vandalia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vandalia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov