Welcome to Vesta ...

Vesta is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vesta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Vesta is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Vesta lies within the (479) area code.

Communities Also Named Vesta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Vesta - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Vesta ...

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

• Fort Smith
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Smith
  • Fort Smith is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Smith <4>
• Van Buren
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Van Buren is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <4>
• Greenwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
• Alma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
• Barling
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling
  • Barling is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barling <4>
• Booneville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <4>
• Ozark
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
• Paris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Charleston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <4>
• Lavaca
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
  • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <4>

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 Vesta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vesta.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vesta ...

Looking for more information about Vesta? 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 Vesta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vesta.

Adding Vesta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vesta 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 Vesta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Vesta post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vesta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/