Welcome to Veto ...

Veto is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Veto, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Veto is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Veto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Veto - they are located in Alabama, Ohio and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Veto ...

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

• Brookhaven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <4>
• Fayette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <4>
• Bude
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
  • Bude is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <4>
• Roxie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
  • Roxie is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <4>
• Meadville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <4>
• Eddiceton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
  • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
• McCall Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Creek
  • McCall Creek is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCall Creek <4>
• Caseyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
  • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
• Cobbs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
  • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
• Mount Olive
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Amite County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Veto ...

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

Adding Veto to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Veto post office opened in 1858.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Veto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/