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Welcome to Vivian ...

Vivian is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Vivian is located in Foard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vivian, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Vivian is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Vivian: 940

Communities Also Named Vivian ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Vivian - they are located in Arizona, Louisiana, Manitoba, Minnesota, Nevada, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Dakota and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Vivian ...

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

  • Quanah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Crowell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Foard City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Foard City is located in Foard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foard City
  • Baker
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Baker is located in Cottle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Margaret
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Margaret is located in Foard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
  • Goodlett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Chalk
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Medicine Mound ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Medicine Mound is located in Hardeman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Mound
  • Paducah
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Thalia
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Thalia is located in Foard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vivian ...

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

Adding Vivian to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vivian 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 Vivian was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Vivian post office opened in 1891. The Vivian post office closed in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vivian.

Footnotes ...

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