Welcome to Vincit ...
Vincit is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.
Vincit is located in Dunklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vincit, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Vincit is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Vincit lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Vincit: 573 & 235<3>
Communities near Vincit ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vincit.
- Blytheville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kennett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piggott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gosnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosnell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Hayti
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Steele
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
- Steele is located in Pemiscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <4>
- Leachville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rector
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Senath
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marmaduke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Vincit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vincit.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vincit. 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 Vincit.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vincit. See our Newspapers Page for Vincit.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vincit ...
Looking for more information about Vincit? 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 Vincit, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vincit.
Adding Vincit to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vincit 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 Vincit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Vincit post office opened in 1880.
We also found Vincit in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vincit.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dunklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vincit - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Vincit area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Vincit area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |