Welcome to Vroman ...

Vroman is located in Otero County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vroman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

Vroman is 4,230 feet [1,289 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Vroman is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Vroman is within the (719) area code.

Communities Also Named Vroman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Vroman - it's located in Nebraska.

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

Communities near Vroman ...

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

• La Junta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta
  • La Junta is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Junta <4>
• Rocky Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
  • Rocky Ford is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <4>
• Fowler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <4>
• Ordway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ordway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway
  • Ordway is located in Crowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ordway <4>
• Swink
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swink have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
  • Swink is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <4>
• Manzanola
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzanola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanola
  • Manzanola is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manzanola <4>
• Olney Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Springs
  • Olney Springs is located in Crowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney Springs <4>
• Cheraw
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
  • Cheraw is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <4>
• Sugar City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
  • Sugar City is located in Crowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <4>
• Crowley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Crowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <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 Vroman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vroman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vroman ...

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

Adding Vroman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vroman post office opened in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vroman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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