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Welcome to Vigor ...

Vigor is located in Louisa County<1>.


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


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.<3>.

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

Vigor is located in the (540) area code.

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.<2> 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 <4>
  • Gordonsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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.<2> 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 <4>
  • Columbia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
    • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
  • Hadensville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jackson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Jackson is located in Louisa County
  • Kents Store
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
    • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
  • Trevilians
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
    • Trevilians is located in Louisa 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 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.<5>

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.

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 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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vigor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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