Welcome to Victory ...
Victory is located in Vernon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Victory, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
Victory is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Victory lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Victory: 608 & 353<3>
Communities Also Named Victory ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Victory - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas and Vermont.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Victory.
Communities near Victory ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Victory.
- Viroqua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viroqua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Waukon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
- Waukon is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <5>
- Caledonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <5>
- Stoddard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Coon Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- New Albin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harpers Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chaseburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 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 Victory. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Victory.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Victory. 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 Victory.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Victory. See our Newspapers Page for Victory.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Victory ...
Looking for more information about Victory? 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 Victory, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Victory.
Adding Victory to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Victory 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 Victory was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Victory post office opened in 1854.
We also found Victory in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Victory.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Vernon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Victory - 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Victory area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Victory 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |