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Welcome to Vote ...

Vote is located in Brunswick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vote, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Vote is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Vote ...

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

  • South Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackstone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Crewe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <3>
  • Victoria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Kenbridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lawrenceville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • La Crosse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • McKenney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Brodnax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Alberta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vote ...

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

Adding Vote to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vote 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 (so far) for Vote was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Vote post office opened in 1908. The Vote post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vote.

Footnotes ...

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