Vardaman was a Democrat and white supremacist who later became a member of the United States Senate.

Postmaster Henry Clay Payne refused to name a post office after James K. Vardaman, who had attacked Theodore Roosevelt in newspaper editorials published in the Greenwood Commonwealth.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2), all land.

[6] As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 1,110 people, 440 households, and 318 families residing in the town.

The Vardaman Rams football program has won 14 division titles in school history[10] and has advanced to the North Half State Finals six times.

[11] The Rams also have appeared in the playoffs 29 times, which is tied for the 5th most all-time in the state and 2nd most in the 1A classification.

In his high school career, Armstrong rushed for 5,838 yards and 104 touchdowns, including 39 scores in a record-breaking senior season.

[13] The Vardaman Lady Rams basketball team has won two state championships, one in 1959 and another in 1969.