Vincen, West Virginia

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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[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vincen, West Virginia
  2. ^ "Wetzel County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 June 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.

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


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