Welcome to Veo ...
Veo is located in Jefferson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Veo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Veo is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Veo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Veo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Veo.
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sigourney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maharishi Vedic City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Keota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wayland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Wayland is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <3>
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
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 Veo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Veo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Veo. 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 Veo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Veo. See our Newspapers Page for Veo.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Veo ...
Looking for more information about Veo? 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 Veo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Veo.
Adding Veo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Veo 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 Veo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Veo post office opened in 1884.
We also found Veo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Veo.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Veo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |