Welcome to Vilas ...

Vilas is located in Wilson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vilas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Vilas is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Vilas: 620

Communities Also Named Vilas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Vilas - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Vilas ...

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

• Chanute
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
  • Chanute is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chanute <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chanute
  • From Vilas to Chanute
• Neodesha
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neodesha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neodesha
  • Neodesha is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neodesha <3>
• Fredonia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <3>
• Humboldt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Humboldt
  • From Vilas to Humboldt
• Yates Center
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Center
  • Yates Center is located in Woodson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates Center <3>
• Erie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
• Thayer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
  • Thayer is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Thayer
  • From Vilas to Thayer
• Altoona
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Altoona
  • From Vilas to Altoona
• Buffalo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buffalo
  • From Vilas to Buffalo
• Galesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Galesburg
  • From Vilas to Galesburg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vilas ...

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

Adding Vilas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Vilas post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vilas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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