Vincen is an unincorporated community in Tyler and Wetzel counties, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]
Vincen
Location of Vincen within the state of West Virginia
History
editA 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
edit- ^ 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
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