Vinton, California

Vinton
Unincorporated community
Vinton Location in California
Coordinates: 39°48′16″N 120°10′42″W / 39.80444°N 120.17833°W / 39.80444; -120.17833Coordinates: 39°48′16″N 120°10′42″W / 39.80444°N 120.17833°W / 39.80444; -120.17833
Country	United States
State	California
County	Plumas County
Elevation^[1]	4,947 ft (1,508 m)
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vinton, California

Vinton is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California.^[1] It lies at an elevation of 4,947 feet (1,508 m).^[1] Vinton is located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Chilcoot.^[2]

For census purposes, Vinton is included in the census-designated place (CDP) of Chilcoot-Vinton.

The Vinton post office opened in 1897.^[2] The name honors Vinton Bowen, daughter of a Sierra Valley Railway official.^[2]

References

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vinton, California
1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 427. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

Municipalities and communities of Plumas County, California, United States

County seat: Quincy

City	Portola

CDPs	Almanor Beckwourth Belden Blairsden Bucks Lake C-Road Canyondam Caribou Chester Chilcoot-Vinton Clio Crescent Mills Cromberg Delleker East Quincy East Shore Gold Mountain Graeagle Greenhorn Greenville Hamilton Branch Indian Falls Iron Horse Johnsville Keddie La Porte Lake Almanor Country Club Lake Almanor Peninsula Lake Almanor West Lake Davis Little Grass Valley Mabie Meadow Valley Mohawk Vista Paxton Plumas Eureka Prattville Quincy Spring Garden Storrie Taylorsville Tobin Twain Valley Ranch Warner Valley Whitehawk

Unincorporated communities	Buckeye Cascade Cedar Mill Chilcoot Drakesbad Feather River Inn Feather River Park Five Points Foxwood Genesee Grays Flat Hawley Hot Springs Longville Massack Merlin Moccasin Mohawk Palmetto Quincy Junction Rock Creek Rock Creek Camp Rock Crest Rodgers Flat Seneca Sloat Spanish Ranch Two Rivers Vinton Virgilia

Ghost towns	Argentine Bells Bar Bontes Chases China Gulch Crow Delaney Dentens Dutch Hill Edmanton English Bar Hartwell Hindu Hopnomkoyo Jamison Keep Kerby Kettle Kotasi Little Jamison Lovejoy Nakankoyo Richmond Hill Round Valley Silver Creek Squirrel Creek Summit Tasikoyo Walkermine Wonderland

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