Welcome to Vienna ...
Vienna is located in Pickens County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vienna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1827.
Vienna is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Vienna lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Vienna: 205 & 659<3>
Communities Also Named Vienna ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Vienna - they are located in Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vienna.
Communities near Vienna ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vienna.
- Aliceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Pickensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Gainesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Geiger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- McMullen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Panola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panola is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
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 Vienna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vienna.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vienna. 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 Vienna.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vienna. See our Newspapers Page for Vienna.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vienna ...
Looking for more information about Vienna? 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 Vienna, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vienna.
Adding Vienna to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vienna 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 Vienna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Vienna post office opened in 1827. The Vienna post office closed in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vienna.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pickens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vienna - 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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Vienna area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Vienna 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/ |