Welcome to Vigor ...
Vigor is located in Louisa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vigor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
Vigor is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Vigor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Vigor: 540 & 826<3>
Communities Also Named Vigor ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Vigor - it's located in Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vigor.
Communities near Vigor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vigor.
- Louisa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <5>
- Gordonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gordonsville is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <5>
- Mineral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mineral is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <5>
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
- Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
- Cuckoo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Bells Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bells Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Pendleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Tabscott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Hadensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Hadensville is located in Goochland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadensville <5>
- Gays ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Vigor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vigor.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vigor. 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 Vigor.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vigor. See our Newspapers Page for Vigor.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vigor ...
Looking for more information about Vigor? 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 Vigor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vigor.
Adding Vigor to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vigor 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 for Vigor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Vigor post office opened in 1885.
We also found Vigor in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vigor.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vigor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacounty.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Louisa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vigor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Vigor area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Vigor area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |