Vibbard, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Vibbard, Missouri
Settlement Type:Census designated place
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ray
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.64
Area Land Km2:3.63
Area Water Km2:0.01
Area Total Sq Mi:1.41
Area Land Sq Mi:1.40
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:215
Population Density Km2:59.27
Population Density Sq Mi:153.46
Elevation Ft:1037
Coordinates:39.3806°N -94.1464°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-75994
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806422

Vibbard is an unincorporated community in northwest Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

The community is on Missouri Route M approximately three miles north of Wood Heights and five miles northeast of Excelsior Springs in adjacent Clay County.[2]

History

Vibbard was platted in 1870, and named after one Mr. Vibbard, a railroad employee.[3] A post office called Vibbard was established in 1870, and remained in operation until 1939.[4]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2022.
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 27
  3. Web site: Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070717/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_ray.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 12, 2016.
  4. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 12 December 2016.