Welcome to Vincent ...

Vincent is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vincent, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Vincent is 3,220 feet [981 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Vincent is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Vincent lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Vincent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Vincent: This one is located in Los Angeles County and the other is located in Tulare County.

Beyond California, there are 23 communities that are also named Vincent - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (3), Montana, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vincent.

Communities near Vincent ...

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

• Lancaster
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
• Palmdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmdale
  • Palmdale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmdale <3>
• Paris
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Los Angeles County
• Acton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
  • Acton is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acton <3>
• Desert View Highlands
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert View Highlands
  • Desert View Highlands is located in Los Angeles County
• Littlerock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerock
  • Littlerock is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlerock <3>
• Agua Dulce
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Dulce
  • Agua Dulce is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agua Dulce <3>
• Juniper Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Hills
  • Juniper Hills is located in Los Angeles County
• Pearblossom
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearblossom
  • Pearblossom is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearblossom <3>
• Quartz Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz Hill
  • Quartz Hill is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quartz Hill <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vincent ...

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

Adding Vincent to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vincent 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 Vincent was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Vincent post office opened in 1892.

We also found Vincent in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vincent.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/