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Welcome to Vangale ...

Vangale is located in Marengo County<1>.


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


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.<3>.

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

Vangale lies within the (334) area code.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
    • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Thomaston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
    • Thomaston is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Pennington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Pennington is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Providence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Myrtlewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
    • Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Aimwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aimwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
    • Aimwell is located in Marengo County
  • Ellison ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
    • Ellison is located in Marengo County
  • Glover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
    • Glover is located in Clarke 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 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 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.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vangale.

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

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

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vangale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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