Welcome to Varco ...

Varco is located in Mower County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Varco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Varco is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Varco: (507)

Communities near Varco ...

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

• Austin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <3>
• Northwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Northwood is located in Worth County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <3>
• Blooming Prairie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Prairie
  • Blooming Prairie is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Prairie <3>
• Saint Ansgar
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ansgar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ansgar
  • Saint Ansgar is located in Mitchell County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ansgar <3>
• Adams
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <3>
• Brownsdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
  • Brownsdale is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsdale <3>
• Glenville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Glenville is located in Freeborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <3>
• Lyle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
  • Lyle is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <3>
• Stacyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
  • Stacyville is located in Mitchell County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
• Rose Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
  • Rose Creek is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Creek <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Varco ...

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

Adding Varco to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Varco post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Varco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mower County: www.co.mower.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/