Welcome to Vandalia Crossing ...

Vandalia Crossing is located in Clark County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Vandalia Crossing: van-DAYL-yuh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vandalia Crossing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

A typical abbreviation for Vandalia Crossing: Vandalia Xing.

Vandalia Crossing is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Vandalia Crossing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Vandalia Crossing (for example, toward West Terre Haute (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Vandalia Crossing lies within the (217) area code.

Communities near Vandalia Crossing ...

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

• Terre Haute
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <5>
• Paris
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
• Casey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
  • Casey is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <5>
• West Terre Haute
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <5>
• Martinsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <5>
• Farmersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
  • Farmersburg is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersburg <5>
• Ashmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore
  • Ashmore is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashmore <5>
• Kansas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <5>
• Westfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <5>
• Universal
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
  • Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 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 Vandalia Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vandalia Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vandalia Crossing ...

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

Adding Vandalia Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vandalia Crossing in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Vandalia Crossing was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vandalia Crossing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clark County: www.clarkcountyil.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov