Welcome to Vincent ...

Vincent is located in Owsley County<1>.

The location of Vincent has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vincent, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Vincent is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Vincent lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Vincent lies within the (606) area code.

The ZIP code for Vincent: 41386<4>

Communities Also Named Vincent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Vincent - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Georgia, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), 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.

• Irvine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <5>
• Beattyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
  • Beattyville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <5>
• McKee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • McKee is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKee <5>
• Annville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
  • Annville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <5>
• Ravenna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Ravenna is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <5>
• Booneville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Owsley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <5>
• Buckhorn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Buckhorn is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <5>
• Heidelberg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
  • Heidelberg is located in Lee County
• Island City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
  • Island City is located in Owsley County
• Southfork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
  • Southfork is located in Owsley County

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.<6>

From that list, the Vincent post office opened in 1899.

We also found Vincent on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

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 State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/