Welcome to Vogel ...
So far, we found very little information about Vogel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Vogel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vogel, please Contact Us.
Vogel would have been located within present day Hawkins County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vogel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Vogel is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Vogel was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Vogel was located: 423 & 729<4>
Communities Also Named Vogel ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Vogel - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia and Indiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vogel.
Communities near Vogel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vogel.
- Church Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rogersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trent Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Waycross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Blair Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Surgoinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sneedville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fall Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Red Bridge Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
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 Vogel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vogel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vogel. 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 Vogel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vogel. See our Newspapers Page for Vogel.
Adding Vogel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vogel in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Vogel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Vogel post office opened in 1882. The Vogel post office closed in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vogel.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Vogel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hawkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vogel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Vogel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Vogel area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |