Welcome to Vandalia ...

Vandalia is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vandalia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Vandalia is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Vandalia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Vandalia: (716)

Communities Also Named Vandalia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Vandalia - they are located in Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Vandalia ...

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

• Olean
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
  • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <4>
• Bradford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in McKean County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <4>
• Salamanca
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salamanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamanca
  • Salamanca is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salamanca <4>
• Allegany
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
  • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <4>
• Franklinville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <4>
• Cuba
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Little Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
  • Little Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Valley <4>
• Portville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
  • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <4>
• Eldred
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
  • Eldred is located in McKean County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <4>
• East Randolph
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
  • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vandalia ...

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

Adding Vandalia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vandalia post office opened in 1868.

We also found Vandalia in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vandalia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/