Welcome to Vestry ...
Vestry is located in Jackson County<1>.
The location of Vestry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vestry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
Vestry is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Vestry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Vestry is within the (228) area code.
Websites for Vestry ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.jcchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Vestry, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Vestry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vestry.
- Lucedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
- Lucedale is located in George County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <4>
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Americus ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Vancleave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleave
- Vancleave is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancleave <4>
- Wade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Agricola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Agricola is located in George County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agricola <4>
- Latimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Bexley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Hurley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Hurley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <4>
- Big Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
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 Vestry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vestry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vestry. 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 Vestry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vestry. See our Newspapers Page for Vestry.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vestry ...
Looking for more information about Vestry? 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 Vestry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vestry.
Adding Vestry to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vestry 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 Vestry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Vestry post office opened in 1904.
We also found Vestry on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vestry.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vestry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.ms.us/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vestry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |