Welcome to Vigo ...

Vigo is located in Ross County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Vigo: (740)

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
  • Chillicothe is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <4>
• Jackson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Wellston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
  • Wellston is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <4>
• Waverly City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
  • Waverly City is located in Pike County
  • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
• Waverly
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Piketon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketon
  • Piketon is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piketon <4>
• McArthur
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
  • McArthur is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <4>
• Kingston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Hamden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
  • Hamden is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <4>
• Laurelville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
  • Laurelville is located in Hocking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurelville <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 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 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.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vigo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ross County: www.co.ross.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/