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Welcome to Vada ...

Vada is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vada, you might consider that their post office opened in 1936.

Vada is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Vada lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Vada: 606

Communities Also Named Vada ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Vada - they are located in Georgia and Missouri.

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

Communities near Vada ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vada ...

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

Adding Vada to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vada 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 Vada was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Vada post office opened in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vada.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vada - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/