Welcome to Vinton ...

The village of Vinton is located in Gallia County<1>.

The location of Vinton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Vinton: VIHN-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vinton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Vinton has a population of 210 people<4> (see below for details).

Vinton is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Vinton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Vinton is within the boundaries of the (740) area code.

Websites for Vinton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.galliacounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Vinton, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Vinton had an population of 210 people. This is a decrease of 5.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 35.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Vinton had a population of 222 people. This makes Vinton the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 222 people, the population of Vinton decreased 31.48% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 324 people).

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

Communities Also Named Vinton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Vinton: This one is located in Gallia County and the other is located in Vinton County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 13 communities that are also named Vinton - they are located in California, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Quebec, Texas, 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.

• Jackson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <6>
• Wellston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
  • Wellston is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <6>
• Point Pleasant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <6>
• Gallipolis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <6>
• Middleport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <6>
• Pomeroy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <6>
• Oak Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <6>
• New Haven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <6>
• Mason
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <6>
• Albany
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <6>

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 for Vinton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Vinton post office opened in 1834.

We also found Vinton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vinton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gallia County: www.gallianet.net/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/