Welcome to Vicksburg ...

The village of Vicksburg is located in Kalamazoo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vicksburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Vicksburg has a population of 3,494 people<2> (see below for details).

Vicksburg is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Vicksburg: (269)

The ZIP code for Vicksburg: 49097<4>

Websites for Vicksburg ...

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Vicksburg, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Vicksburg had an population of 3,494 people. This is an increase of 20.23% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 50.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Vicksburg had a population of 2,906 people. This makes Vicksburg the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Vicksburg represents 0.03% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 206th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,906 people, the population of Vicksburg increased 25.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,320 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Vicksburg.

Communities Also Named Vicksburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Vicksburg - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Vicksburg ...

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

• Kalamazoo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
  • Kalamazoo is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalamazoo <5>
• Portage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <5>
• Three Rivers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Three Rivers is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Rivers <5>
• Paw Paw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Paw Paw is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <5>
• Galesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <5>
• Mattawan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattawan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawan
  • Mattawan is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawan <5>
• Parchment
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment
  • Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parchment <5>
• Lawton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <5>
• Schoolcraft
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolcraft
  • Schoolcraft is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoolcraft <5>
• Centreville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people

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 Vicksburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vicksburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vicksburg. 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 Vicksburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vicksburg. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Vicksburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vicksburg ...

Looking for more information about Vicksburg? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Vicksburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Vicksburg.

Adding Vicksburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vicksburg 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 Vicksburg was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Vicksburg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vicksburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kalamazoo County: www.kalcounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/