Vincent, Ohio
{{Short description|Census-designated place in Ohio, US}}
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|subdivision_name2 = Washington
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Barlow
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|population_total = 329
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|elevation_ft = 764
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|postal_code = 45784
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Vincent is a census-designated place in southern Barlow Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. It lies along State Route 339 near Tupper Creek, a subsidiary of the Little Hocking River, which in turn meets the Ohio River at Little Hocking to the south.DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., 2004, p. 81 {{ISBN|0-89933-281-1}} The population was 329 at the 2020 census.
History
Vincent had its start when the Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad was extended to that point.{{cite web|url=http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/549960/How-communities-got-their-names.html?nav=5248|title=How communities got their names|work=Marietta Times|date=February 19, 2013| access-date=December 29, 2015}} The community was founded as Vincents Station in 1853 by Henry Earle Vincent, and named for him.{{cite book|title=History of Washington County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eSJEAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA719|year=1881|publisher=H.Z. Williams|page=719}} A post office called Vincent has been in operation since 1857.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Washington|title=Washington County|publisher=Jim Forte Postal History|access-date=December 29, 2015}}
Education
- Warren High School and [http://www.warrenlocal.org/2/Home Warren Middle School] serve local students.
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{{Washington County, Ohio}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Ohio
Category:1853 establishments in Ohio
Category:Populated places established in 1853
Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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