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Welcome to Vinton ...

The village of Vinton is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Vinton is located in El Paso County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vinton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Vinton has a population of 2,005 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Vinton is 3,820 feet [1,164 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Vinton is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: While Vinton is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Vinton: 915

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Vinton had an population of 2,005 people. This is an increase of 1.73% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Vinton had a population of 1,971 people. This makes Vinton the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,971 people, the population of Vinton increased 4.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,892 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Vinton.

Communities Also Named Vinton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Vinton - they are located in California, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio (2), Quebec, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Vinton ...

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

  • El Paso
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunland Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Prado Verde
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Prado Verde is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prado Verde
  • Berino
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Chamberino
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chamberino is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberino
  • Santa Teresa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chaparral
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chaparral is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral
  • Vado
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • La Mesa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Smelter Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Smelter Town is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vinton ...

Looking for more information about Vinton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Vinton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Vinton.

Adding Vinton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vinton 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 (so far) for Vinton was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vinton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including El Paso, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Vinton.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vinton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.