Welcome to Vicker ...

Vicker is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of Vicker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vicker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

Vicker is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Vicker lies within the (540) area code.

Websites for Vicker ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Vicker, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Vicker ...

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

• Blacksburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <4>
• Christiansburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
  • Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <4>
• Radford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford is located in Radford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <4>
• Pulaski
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
• Pearisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
  • Pearisburg is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <4>
• Dublin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• Pembroke
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
• Floyd
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <4>
• Fairlawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
• McBryde Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBryde Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
  • McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vicker ...

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

Adding Vicker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vicker 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 Vicker was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Vicker on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vicker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vicker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montva.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/