Welcome to Vibbard ...
Vibbard is located in Ray County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vibbard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
Vibbard is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Vibbard lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Vibbard ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vibbard.
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kearney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lathrop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
- Lathrop is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <3>
- Wellington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 812 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <3>
- Orrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrick
- Orrick is located in Ray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrick <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 Vibbard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vibbard.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vibbard. 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 Vibbard.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vibbard. See our Newspapers Page for Vibbard.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vibbard ...
Looking for more information about Vibbard? 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 Vibbard, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vibbard.
Adding Vibbard to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vibbard 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 Vibbard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Vibbard post office opened in 1870.
We also found Vibbard in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vibbard.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Ray, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vibbard - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |