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Welcome to Vroman ...

Vroman is located in Lincoln County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Vroman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Vroman is 2,610 feet [796 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Vroman is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Vroman lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Vroman (for example, toward Paxton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Vroman is located in the (308) area code.

Communities Also Named Vroman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Vroman - it's located in Colorado.

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

Communities near Vroman ...

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

  • Cozad
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gothenburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brady
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Brady is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <4>
  • Maxwell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Maxwell is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <4>
  • Farnam
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Willow Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
    • Willow Island is located in Dawson County
  • Bignell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bignell
    • Bignell is located in Lincoln County
  • Moorefield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Darr
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darr
    • Darr is located in Dawson County
  • Eustis
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
    • Eustis is located in Frontier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <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 Vroman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vroman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vroman ...

Looking for more information about Vroman? 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 Vroman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vroman.

Adding Vroman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vroman 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 Vroman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Vroman post office opened in 1887.

We also found Vroman on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vroman.

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Lincoln, 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 Vroman - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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