Welcome to Vega ...

Vega is located in Delaware County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vega, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Vega is 1,820 feet [555 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Vega ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Vega, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Vega ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Vega - they are located in Alberta, California (2), Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Vega ...

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

• Delhi
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
• Stamford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
• Margaretville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
  • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <4>
• Hunter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
• Hobart
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
• Fleischmanns
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
  • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <4>
• Andes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
  • Andes is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <4>
• Halcottsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcottsville
  • Halcottsville is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halcottsville <4>
• Grand Gorge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gorge
  • Grand Gorge is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Gorge <4>
• Highmount
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmount
  • Highmount is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highmount <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 Vega. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vega.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vega ...

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

Adding Vega to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vega post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vega.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

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