Welcome to Vona ...

The town of Vona is located in Kit Carson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

The town was incorporated August 9, 1919.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Vona has a population of 107 people<3> (see below for details).

Vona is 4,500 feet [1,372 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Vona is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Vona lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Vona: (719)

The ZIP code for Vona: 80861<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Vona had an population of 107 people. This is an increase of 0.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Vona had a population of 106 people. This makes Vona the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 106 people, the population of Vona increased 11.58% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 95 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Vona.

Communities near Vona ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Vona.

• Stratton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
  • Stratton is located in Kit Carson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratton <6>
• Flagler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagler
  • Flagler is located in Kit Carson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flagler <6>
• Bethune
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethune
  • Bethune is located in Kit Carson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethune <6>
• Seibert
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seibert
  • Seibert is located in Kit Carson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seibert <6>
• Kirk
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
  • Kirk is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirk <6>
• Joes
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes
  • Joes is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joes <6>
• Burlington
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Kit Carson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <6>
• Cope
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
  • Cope is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <6>
• Arriba
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriba
  • Arriba is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arriba <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vona ...

Looking for more information about Vona? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Vona, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Vona.

Adding Vona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vona 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 Vona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Vona post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kit Carson County: www.kitcarsoncounty.org/

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