Welcome to Vandiver ...

Vandiver is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vandiver, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Vandiver is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Vandiver: (205) and (659)<3>

The ZIP code for Vandiver: 35176<4>

Communities Also Named Vandiver ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Vandiver - they are located in Georgia (2) and Missouri.

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

Communities near Vandiver ...

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

• Birmingham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birmingham <5>
• Hoover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <5>
• Vestavia Hills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestavia Hills
  • Vestavia Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vestavia Hills <5>
• Homewood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Homewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <5>
• Pelham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Pelham is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <5>
• Trussville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussville
  • Trussville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trussville <5>
• Mountain Brook
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
  • Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <5>
• Center Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 16,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <5>
• Pell City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell City
  • Pell City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pell City <5>
• Moody
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <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 Vandiver. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vandiver.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vandiver ...

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

Adding Vandiver to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vandiver 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 Vandiver was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Vandiver post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vandiver.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/