Vigo, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Vigo, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:150px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Vigo County
Pushpin Label:Vigo
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Vigo County, Indiana
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Vigo
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Prairie Creek
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:39.2872°N -87.5372°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:139
Elevation Ft:456
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47802
Area Code:812, 930
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:445288

Vigo is a small unincorporated community in Prairie Creek Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] The community is in the 47802 zip code,[3] the Wabash Valley and the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office was established at Vigo in 1844, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]

Geography

Vigo is located at 39.2872°N -87.5372°W, about southwest of Terre Haute, the county seat.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: [{{GNIS3|445288}} Vigo, Indiana ]. . . August 7, 2017.
  3. Web site: Indiana Township Association page for Vigo County . 2009-01-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080705052847/http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Vigo.htm . July 5, 2008 .
  4. Web site: Vigo County . Jim Forte Postal History . July 14, 2016.