Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Vinton came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Vinton in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Vinton. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Vinton data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Vinton:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Vinton is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Vinton. See our Misc Page for Vinton for more information.