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Welcome to Vigo ...

Vigo is located in Ross County<1>.

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

Vigo is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Vigo: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Vigo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Vigo - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Ontario and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Vigo ...

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

  • Chillicothe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wellston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Waverly City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Waverly City is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
    • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
  • Waverly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Piketon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • McArthur
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Kingston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Laurelville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vigo ...

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

Adding Vigo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vigo 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 (so far) for Vigo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Vigo post office opened in 1858. The Vigo post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vigo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Ross, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vigo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Vigo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Vigo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/