Welcome to Vera ...

Vera is located in Pike County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vera, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Vera is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Vera is within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Vera ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Vera - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Vera ...

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

• Bowling Green
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Vandalia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <4>
• Louisiana
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisiana
  • Louisiana is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisiana <4>
• New London
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Pleasant Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
• Eolia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
  • Eolia is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eolia <4>
• Clarksville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• New Canton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
  • New Canton is located in Pike County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
• Nebo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • Nebo is located in Pike County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <4>
• Frankford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
  • Frankford is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vera ...

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

Adding Vera to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vera post office opened in 1902.

We also found Vera on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vera.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/