Welcome to Vicksburg ...

Vicksburg is located in Blair County<1>.

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

Vicksburg is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Vicksburg: (814)

Websites for Vicksburg ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blairchamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Vicksburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Vicksburg: This one is located in Blair County and the other is located in Union County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 11 communities that are also named Vicksburg - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas.

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

Communities near Vicksburg ...

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

• Altoona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Hollidaysburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <4>
• Ebensburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <4>
• Portage
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Martinsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
• Bellwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <4>
• Cresson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
  • Cresson is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <4>
• Gallitzin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallitzin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallitzin
  • Gallitzin is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallitzin <4>
• Todd
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
• Loretto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <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 Vicksburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vicksburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vicksburg ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/