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History · Vinco

Vinco’s post office opened in 1880, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1904 on and old-book passages.

1880first post office
0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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How Vinco began

When was Vinco founded?

1880

The Vinco post office opened in 1880, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 1,487146 years
Founding year: the first Vinco post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Vinco’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Vinco are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19044 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 1981. Watch Vinco change.Old housesHalf of Vinco’s homes were built before 1952.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Vinco’s history is told.

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On the map

Vinco on the map, 1904 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Vinco. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Vinco on the 1904 USGS mapVinco on the 1964 USGS mapVinco on the 1972 USGS mapVinco on the 1981 USGS map1904Johnstown sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Vinco.

The story so far

Vinco, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Vinco yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Its first post office opened in 1880. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,305 to 1,487 (+14%).

From the old history books

What they wrote about Vinco in 1907

Passages that mention Vinco, cut from the printed page as they were published.

Prior to July 3, 1839, Charles Murray had a coal bank in operation on the land of Samuel Singer, near Vinco. It was on the public road leading from Johnstown to Ebensburg. The usual fuel for domestic purposes was wood until as late as 1860. It was the principal fuel for locomotives until after that…
History of Cambria County, Pennsylvania1907 · page 573Read the page →
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Prior to July 3, 1839, Charles Murray had a coal bank in operation on the land of Samuel Singer, near Vinco. It was on the public road leading from Johnstown to Ebensburg. The usual fuel for domestic purposes was wood until as late as 1860. It was the principal fuel for locomotives until after that date, but coal began to be common in the fifties. Coal banks along the railroad in Croyle township have been in operation for many years, yet until 1885 there was none near Lovett's

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.

By decade

Vinco, decade by decade

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Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Mundys CornerIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Vinco’s history

What year was Vinco founded?

The Vinco post office opened in 1880, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

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 (6), 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.