Authors use the term "vicinity" as a flexible marker to indicate spatial closeness or environmental context, enriching both narrative setting and historical detail. It often appears to situate events or artifacts near notable landmarks or within a particular geographical area—for instance, to locate the ruins near a modern city ([1], [2]) or to note where a character’s body was interred beside familiar structures ([3]). The word also helps to underscore proximity in more abstract or relational contexts, such as when emphasizing the closeness of kindred spirits ([4]) or local communities ([5]). In these varied uses, "vicinity" functions not just as a descriptor of physical closeness, but also as a subtle cue for cultural, historical, or emotional environments, thereby lending specificity and resonance to the narrative.