Welcome to Vago ...

Vago is located in Greenbrier County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vago, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Vago is 2,320 feet [707 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Vago is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for Vago: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities near Vago ...

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

• Lewisburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• White Sulphur Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  • White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <5>
• Ronceverte
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
  • Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <5>
• Alderson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Rupert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>
• Hillsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
• Falling Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
  • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
• Spring Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County
• Unus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unus
  • Unus is located in Greenbrier County
• Richlands
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
  • Richlands is located in Greenbrier 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 Vago. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vago.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vago ...

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

Adding Vago to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vago post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vago.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/