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
[edit]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
[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.
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