en Vincen, West Virginia

Vincen

Location of Vincen within the state of West Virginia

Vincen is an unincorporated community in Tyler and Wetzel counties, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.^[1]

History

A post office opened on the Wetzel County side at Vincen in 1890, where it remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913.^[2] The community derives its name from Vincent Amos, an early settler.^[3] In Kenny Hamill's book he mistakenly listed Vincent as a Merett, because of a misplaced comma in John C. McEldowney's 1901 History of Wetzel County.

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vincen, West Virginia
^ "Wetzel County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 649.

39°32′47″N 80°46′59″W / 39.54639°N 80.78306°W / 39.54639; -80.78306

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vincen, West Virginia

[2] "Wetzel County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

[3] Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 649.

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