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Welcome to Vicksburg (aka 'Vicksburg Mining Camp') ...

So far, we found very little information about Vicksburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Vicksburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vicksburg, please Contact Us.


Vicksburg would have been located within present day Chaffee County<2>.

Vicksburg was founded in 1867.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Vicksburg is 9,670 feet [2,947 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Vicksburg is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Vicksburg was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Vicksburg was located: 719

The community of Vicksburg has also been called Vicksburg Mining Camp.

Communities Also Named Vicksburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Vicksburg - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Vicksburg ...

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

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

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

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

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 Vicksburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Chaffee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vicksburg - 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.