Welcome to Vivian ...

Vivian is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Vivian is located in Foard County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vivian, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Vivian is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Vivian is located in the (940) area code.

Communities Also Named Vivian ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Vivian - they are located in Arizona, Louisiana, Manitoba, Minnesota, Nevada, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Dakota and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Vivian ...

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

• Quanah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quanah
  • Quanah is located in Hardeman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quanah <4>
• Crowell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
  • Crowell is located in Foard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowell <4>
• Foard City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foard City
  • Foard City is located in Foard County
• Baker
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in Cottle County
• Margaret
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
  • Margaret is located in Foard County
• Goodlett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlett
  • Goodlett is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodlett <4>
• Chalk
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
  • Chalk is located in Cottle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalk <4>
• Medicine Mound ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Mound
  • Medicine Mound is located in Hardeman County
• Paducah
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paducah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
  • Paducah is located in Cottle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <4>
• Thalia
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
  • Thalia is located in Foard 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 Vivian. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vivian.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vivian ...

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

Adding Vivian to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vivian in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Vivian was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Vivian post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vivian.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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