Welcome to Vangale ...
Vangale is located in Marengo County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vangale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
Vangale is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Vangale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Vangale: 334 & 483<3>
Communities near Vangale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vangale.
- Thomasville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Thomaston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Pennington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Myrtlewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Aimwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Glover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
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 Vangale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vangale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vangale. 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 Vangale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vangale. See our Newspapers Page for Vangale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vangale ...
Looking for more information about Vangale? 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 Vangale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vangale.
Adding Vangale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vangale 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 (so far) for Vangale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Vangale post office opened in 1896. The Vangale post office closed in 1919.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vangale.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Marengo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vangale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Vangale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Vangale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |