Vinton may refer to:
Places in the United States
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Vinton, California
Vinton is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California. It lies at an elevation of . Vinton is located west of Chilcoot.
For census purposes, Vinton is included in the census-designated place
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Fort Vinton Fort Vinton, also known as "Post #2", was a small Florida military outpost that existed from 1839 to 1858. Location of the fort is approximately a mile south of highway 60 near 122nd Avenue.
History
The fort existed mostly to help quell the periodi ...
, Florida
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Vinton, Iowa
Vinton is a city in Benton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,938 in the 2020 census, a decrease from 5,102 in 2000. It is also part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area. Vinton is the county seat of Benton County.
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Vinton, Kansas
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Vinton, Louisiana
Vinton is a town in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,400 in 2020. It is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area.
History
The Old Spanish Trail, which was neither old nor Spanish, wandered north and ...
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Vinton, Missouri
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Vinton, Nebraska, a ghost town in
Valley County, Nebraska
Valley County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 4,260. Its county seat is Ord.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Valley County is represented by the prefix 47 (it had the 47t ...
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Vinton Township, Nebraska in Valley County, Nebraska
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Vinton, Ohio
Vinton is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The population was 222 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Vinton was platted in 1832. A post office called Vinto ...
, a village in
Gallia County, Ohio
Gallia County (pronunciation: ''GAL-yuh'') is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,220. Its county seat is Gallipolis.
Named after the French people who originally settled there, its name “ ...
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Vinton County, Ohio
Vinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,800, making it the least populous county in the state. Its county seat is McArthur. The county is named for Samuel Finley Vinton, US Re ...
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Vinton Township in Vinton County, Ohio
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Vinton, Texas
Vinton is a village in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,971 at the 2010 census. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Native Americans inhabited the site of Vinton before the arrival of the S ...
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Vinton, Virginia
Vinton is a town in Roanoke County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,059 at the 2020 census. Vinton is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Roanoke Region of Virginia.
History
By the late 18th century, settlers ...
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Vinton, West Virginia Vinton is a ghost town in Nicholas County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geogra ...
People
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Alexander Hamilton Vinton
Alexander Hamilton Vinton (March 30, 1852 – January 18, 1911) was first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts from 1902 to 1911.
Education
Vinton was born on March 30, 1852, in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of David Hammo ...
(1852-1911), Episcopal bishop
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Annie E. Vinton (1869–1961), American politician
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Bobby Vinton
Stanley Robert "Bobby" Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is a American former singer and occasional actor, who also hosted his own self-titled TV show in the late 1970s. As a teen idol, he became known as "The Polish Prince", as his music paid trib ...
(born 1935), American pop-music singer
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Vint Cerf
Vinton Gray Cerf (; born June 23, 1943) is an American Internet pioneer and is recognized as one of " the fathers of the Internet", sharing this title with TCP/IP co-developer Bob Kahn. He has received honorary degrees and awards that include t ...
(born 1943), American internet researcher
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Frederic Porter Vinton
Frederic Porter Vinton (January 29, 1846 – May 19, 1911), sometimes spelled "Frederick", was an American portrait painter.
Life
He was born in Bangor, Maine. He grew up in Chicago, and moved to Boston in 1861 For twenty years he worked as ...
(1846−1911), American painter
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Sue Vinton
Sue Vinton (born November 26, 1956) is an American politician who has served in the Montana House of Representatives from the 56th district since 2017.
Career
Vinton started her career as a litigation paralegal. Vinton is a business owner and a ...
(born 1956), American politician
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Will Vinton
William Gale Vinton (November 17, 1947 – October 4, 2018) was an American animator and filmmaker. Vinton was best known for his Claymation work, alongside creating iconic characters such as The California Raisins. He won an Oscar for his work a ...
(1947−2018), American director and producer of animated films
Other
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''Vinton'' (album), a 1969 album by Bobby Vinton
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USS ''Vinton'' (AKA-83), a ''Tolland''-class attack cargo ship of the United States Navy
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