Welcome to Vincent ...

Vincent is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Vincent is located in Howard 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 1907.

Vincent is 2,330 feet [710 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Vincent is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Vincent lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Vincent is located in the (432) area code.

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), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (3), Montana, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

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.

• Coahoma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma
  • Coahoma is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coahoma <4>
• Westbrook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Westbrook is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <4>
• Cuthbert ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuthbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
  • Cuthbert is located in Mitchell County
• Ira
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Ira is located in Scurry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ira <4>
• Ziler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ziler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziler
  • Ziler is located in Howard County
• Fairview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Howard County
• Dunn
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
  • Dunn is located in Scurry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <4>
• Vealmoor
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vealmoor
  • Vealmoor is located in Howard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vealmoor <4>
• Buford
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Buford is located in Mitchell County
• Spade
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
  • Spade is located in Mitchell 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.<5>

From that list, the Vincent post office opened in 1907.

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 Texas: https://texas.gov/