Welcome to Vilas ...
Vilas is located Vilas is located in Bell County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Vilas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. Vilas is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Vilas lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Vilas lies within the (254) area code. Junior League: www.jlbellco.org/ Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Vilas - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vilas. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vilas. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Vilas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vilas. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vilas. 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 Vilas. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vilas. See our Newspapers Page for Vilas. Looking for more information about Vilas? 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 Vilas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vilas. We originally found mention of Vilas 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 Vilas was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Vilas in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Vilas post office opened in 1888.
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Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vilas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Bell County: www.bellcountytx.com/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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Communities near Vilas ...
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vilas - 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> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/