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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 elevation 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

If Vicksburg still existed, it would have been in the (719) area code.

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.

  • Buena Vista
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Chaffee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <5>
  • Leadville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Twin Lakes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Granite
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
    • Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
  • Low Pass ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Low Pass. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
    • Low Pass is located in Lake County
  • Pine Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
    • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
  • Pieplant ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pieplant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieplant
    • Pieplant is located in Gunnison County
    • Pieplant has also been known as:
    • Pie Plant
    • Pieplant Mill
  • Ruby ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Ruby is located in Pitkin County
  • Independence ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Pitkin County
    • Independence has also been known as:
    • Chipeta
    • Farwell
    • Hunter's Pass
    • Mammoth City
    • Mount Hope
    • Sparkill

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.

The official website for Chaffee County: www.chaffeecounty.org/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

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>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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