Welcome to Vining ...

The city of Vining is primarily located in Clay County<1>. A portion of Vining extends into Washington County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vining, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Vining has a population of 42 people<3> (see below for details).

Vining is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Vining is within the (785) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Vining had an population of 42 people. This is a decrease of 6.67% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 27.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Vining had a population of 45 people. This makes Vining the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 45 people, the population of Vining decreased 22.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 58 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Vining.

Communities Also Named Vining ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Vining: This one is located in Clay County and the other is located in Washington County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 4 communities that are also named Vining - they are located in Iowa, Minnesota and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Vining ...

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

• Concordia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
  • Concordia is located in Cloud County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concordia <5>
• Clay Center
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
  • Clay Center is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay Center <5>
• Clyde
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Cloud County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <5>
• Miltonvale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonvale
  • Miltonvale is located in Cloud County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miltonvale <5>
• Linn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
  • Linn is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <5>
• Greenleaf
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
  • Greenleaf is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <5>
• Morganville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
  • Morganville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Morganville has also been known as:
  • Morgantown
• Cuba
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Republic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <5>
• Green
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <5>
• Palmer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Palmer is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 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 Vining. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vining.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vining ...

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

Adding Vining to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vining 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 Vining was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Vining post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vining.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyks.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/