Welcome to Vegan ...

Vegan is located in Upshur County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vegan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Vegan is 1,930 feet [588 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Vegan: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities near Vegan ...

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

• Elkins
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
  • Elkins is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkins <5>
• Buckhannon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhannon
  • Buckhannon is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhannon <5>
• Weston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
• Philippi
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
  • Philippi is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philippi <5>
• Belington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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  • Belington is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belington <5>
• Mill Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
• Beverly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <5>
• Junior
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
  • Junior is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
• Lost Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
  • Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
• Jane Lew
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Lew
  • Jane Lew is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane Lew <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vegan ...

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

Adding Vegan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vegan 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 Vegan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Vegan post office opened in 1898.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vegan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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