Welcome to Vincennes ...

Vincennes is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vincennes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Vincennes is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Vincennes: 319

Communities Also Named Vincennes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Vincennes - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Vincennes ...

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

• Fort Madison
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Madison
  • Fort Madison is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Madison <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Madison
  • From Vincennes to Fort Madison
• Keokuk
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk
  • Keokuk is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keokuk <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Keokuk
  • From Vincennes to Keokuk
• Hamilton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Hancock County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
• Kahoka
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kahoka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahoka
  • Kahoka is located in Clark County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahoka <3>
• Warsaw
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Hancock County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
• Nauvoo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
  • Nauvoo is located in Hancock County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nauvoo
  • From Vincennes to Nauvoo
• West Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Point
  • From Vincennes to West Point
• Donnellson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnellson
  • Donnellson is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Donnellson
  • From Vincennes to Donnellson
• Montrose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Montrose
  • From Vincennes to Montrose
• Farmington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Farmington
  • From Vincennes to Farmington

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vincennes ...

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

Adding Vincennes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vincennes 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 Vincennes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Vincennes post office opened in 1858.

We also found Vincennes in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vincennes.