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Welcome to Viterbo ...

Viterbo is located on the Gulf Coast.

Viterbo is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Viterbo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Viterbo is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Viterbo: 409

Communities near Viterbo ...

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

  • Beaumont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Arthur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Groves
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Groves is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <3>
  • Port Neches
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Vidor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Vidor is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <3>
  • Bridge City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • West Orange
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinehurst
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinehurst is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
  • Bevil Oaks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
  • China
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • China is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <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 Viterbo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Viterbo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Viterbo ...

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

Adding Viterbo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Viterbo 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 Viterbo was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Viterbo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Viterbo - 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.