Welcome to Vanderbilt ...

Vanderbilt is located on the Gulf Coast.

Vanderbilt is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vanderbilt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Vanderbilt is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Vanderbilt: (361)

The ZIP code for Vanderbilt: 77991<4>

Communities Also Named Vanderbilt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Vanderbilt - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Vanderbilt ...

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

• Port Lavaca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Lavaca
  • Port Lavaca is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Lavaca <5>
• Edna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Edna is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <5>
• Ganado
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ganado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganado
  • Ganado is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ganado <5>
• Point Comfort
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
  • Point Comfort is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Comfort <5>
• La Ward
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Ward
  • La Ward is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Ward <5>
• Lolita
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lolita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolita
  • Lolita is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lolita <5>
• Matilda
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
  • Matilda is located in Jackson County
• Inez
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Victoria County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <5>
• Weedhaven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedhaven
  • Weedhaven is located in Jackson County
• Placedo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placedo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placedo
  • Placedo is located in Victoria County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placedo <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vanderbilt ...

Looking for more information about Vanderbilt? 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 Vanderbilt, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Vanderbilt.

Adding Vanderbilt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Vanderbilt post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vanderbilt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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