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Welcome to Vardy ...

Vardy is located in Hancock County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Vardy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Vardy is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Vardy: (423)

Communities Also Named Vardy ...

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

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

Communities near Vardy ...

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

  • Rogersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Rogersville is located in Hawkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
  • Trent Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
    • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
  • Bean Station
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Beans
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
    • Beans is located in Grainger County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
  • Alanthus Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanthus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
    • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
  • Surgoinsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sneedville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Bridge Ferry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bridge Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
    • Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
  • Mooresburg Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooresburg Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
    • Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
  • Evarts
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evarts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
    • Evarts is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <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 Vardy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vardy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vardy ...

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

Adding Vardy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vardy post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vardy.

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hancock, 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 Vardy - 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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