Welcome to Vera Cruz ...
So far, we found very little information about Vera Cruz. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Vera Cruz to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vera Cruz, please Contact Us.
Vera Cruz would have been located within present day Covington County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vera Cruz, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Vera Cruz is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Vera Cruz was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Vera Cruz was located: 334 & 483<4>
Communities Also Named Vera Cruz ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Vera Cruz - they are located in Indiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vera Cruz.
Communities near Vera Cruz ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vera Cruz.
- Andalusia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Georgiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- River Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- McKenzie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Red Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Dozier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carolina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Sanford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Heath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Gantt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
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 Vera Cruz. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vera Cruz.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vera Cruz. 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 Vera Cruz.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vera Cruz. See our Newspapers Page for Vera Cruz.
Adding Vera Cruz to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vera Cruz 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 (so far) for Vera Cruz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Vera Cruz post office opened in 1881. The Vera Cruz post office closed in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vera Cruz.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Vera Cruz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Covington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vera Cruz - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Vera Cruz area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Vera Cruz area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |