Welcome to Vining ...

Vining is located in Alfalfa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vining, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Vining is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Vining: 580

Communities Also Named Vining ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Vining - they are located in Iowa, Kansas (2) and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Vining ...

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

• Cherokee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Cherokee is located in Alfalfa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cherokee
  • From Vining to Cherokee
• Helena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Alfalfa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <3>
• Wakita
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakita
  • Wakita is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakita <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wakita
  • From Vining to Wakita
• Goltry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goltry
  • Goltry is located in Alfalfa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goltry <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Goltry
  • From Vining to Goltry
• Jet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
  • Jet is located in Alfalfa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jet <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jet
  • From Vining to Jet
• Nash
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Nash is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nash
  • From Vining to Nash
• Burlington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Alfalfa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <3>
• Hillsdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Former name for Hillsdale:
  • Coldwater
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hillsdale
  • From Vining to Hillsdale
• Manchester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Manchester
  • From Vining to Manchester
• Amorita
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amorita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amorita
  • Amorita is located in Alfalfa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amorita <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vining ...

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

Adding Vining to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vining post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vining.