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Welcome to Vandola ...

Vandola is located in Pittsylvania County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vandola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Vandola is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Vandola: 434

Communities near Vandola ...

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

  • Danville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Eden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <3>
  • Reidsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Reidsville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <3>
  • Wentworth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Wentworth is located in Rockingham County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
  • Yanceyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chatham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Ridgeway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Milton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
  • Whitetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
  • Mount Cross
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vandola ...

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

Adding Vandola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vandola post office opened in 1875. The Vandola post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vandola.

Footnotes ...

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