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Welcome to Vassar ...

Vassar is located in Latah County<1>.

Vassar is 2,750 feet [838 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Vassar is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Vassar lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Vassar: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Vassar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Vassar - they are located in Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, Mississippi and Washington.

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

Communities near Vassar ...

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

  • Moscow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Troy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Potlatch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Juliaetta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Deary
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kendrick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bovill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Onaway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Onaway is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Harvard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Howell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Howell is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vassar ...

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

Adding Vassar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vassar 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 (so far) for Vassar was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vassar.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Latah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vassar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Vassar area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Vassar area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.