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Welcome to Vera ...

Vera is located in Appomattox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vera, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Vera is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Vera: 434

Communities Also Named Vera ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Vera - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Vera ...

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

  • Amherst
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Appomattox
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dillwyn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pamplin City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Forbes ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Forbes is located in Buckingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
  • Hurtsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
  • Beckham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Beckham is located in Appomattox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
  • Bent Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
  • Mineral ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vera ...

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

Adding Vera to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vera post office opened in 1894. The Vera post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vera.

Footnotes ...

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