Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Below: maps from 1904 on and old-book passages.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Vincent’s history is told.
From Wikipedia’s history of Vincent.
Vincent had its start when the Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad was extended to that point. The community was founded as Vincents Station in 1853 by Henry Earle Vincent, and named for him. A post office called Vincent has been in operation since 1857.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Passages that mention Vincent, cut from the printed page as they were published.
Mr. Joseph Smith of Vincent estimated that six hundred fugitives passed through Washington County between 1850 and 1860, and probably nearly or quite as many had passed through in previous years. Several very interesting books have been written reciting incidents connected with the underground railroad. Since many of the most thrilling events occurred in the night, and were known only to the actors, it is probably true that the half of that history
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Vincent. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Vincent.
Nobody well known was born in Vincent itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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