Welcome to Vassar ...
So far, we found very little information about Vassar. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Vassar to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vassar, please Contact Us.
Vassar would have been located within present day Monroe County<2>.
The location of Vassar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vassar, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Vassar is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Vassar was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Vassar still existed, it would have been in the (662) area code.
Communities Also Named Vassar ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Vassar - they are located in Idaho, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vassar.
Communities near Vassar ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vassar.
- Amory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amory
- Amory is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,714 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amory <5>
- Aberdeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
- Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <5>
- Sulligent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
- Sulligent is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <5>
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,048 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <5>
- Smithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <5>
- Hatley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Detroit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Detroit is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <5>
- Gattman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Hamilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
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 Vassar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vassar.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vassar. 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 Vassar.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vassar. See our Newspapers Page for Vassar.
Adding Vassar to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vassar in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Vassar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Vassar post office opened in 1898.
We also found Vassar on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vassar.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountyms.org
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Vassar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vassar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |