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Welcome to Vamoosa ...

Vamoosa is located in Seminole County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vamoosa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Vamoosa is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Vamoosa ...

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

  • Ada
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ada is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <3>
  • Seminole
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Holdenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wewoka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Byng
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Byng is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Konawa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Maud
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <3>
  • Allen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Asher
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Asher is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asher <3>
  • Bowlegs
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Vamoosa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vamoosa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vamoosa ...

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

Adding Vamoosa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vamoosa 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 Vamoosa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Vamoosa post office opened in 1906. The Vamoosa post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vamoosa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Seminole, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vamoosa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/