Welcome to Vinco ...

Vinco is located in Payne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vinco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Vinco is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Vinco ...

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

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

Communities near Vinco ...

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

• Stillwater
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Stillwater is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <3>
• Cushing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Cushing is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <3>
• Chandler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
  • Chandler is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandler <3>
• Langston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
  • Langston is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langston <3>
• Wellston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
  • Wellston is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <3>
• Carney
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Carney is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carney <3>
• Glencoe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <3>
• Tryon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <3>
• Ripley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <3>
• Coyle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyle
  • Coyle is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyle <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vinco ...

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

Adding Vinco to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vinco post office opened in 1903.

We also found Vinco on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vinco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vinco. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Payne County: www.paynecounty.org/

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/