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VINTON, TEXAS
El
Paso County, West Texas
31°57'28"N 106°35'56"W (31.957659, -106.598817)
On the eastern bank of the Rio Grande River
near the Southern Pacific Railroad.
15 Miles NW of El Paso the
county seat
Population: 2,043 Est. (2018)
1,971 (2010) 1,892 (2000) 605 (1990)
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History
By Clint
Skinner
Located fifteen miles northwest of El
Paso, Vinton lies on the eastern bank of the Rio Grande River
near the Southern Pacific Railroad. First inhabited by Native Ameicans,
the area was used by the Spaniards as a resting place and water stop
along El Camino Real. The travelers named it La Salinera because
the area had an abundance of salt cedar trees. Starting in 1857, the
town served as a stop along the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line. Butterfiels
Overland Mail began its service in the area a year later and continued
until 1861.
John C. Vinton established plans in 1881 for the Southern Pacific
Railroad to build a track though the town. In honor of the surveyor,
the residents named their home after him. Even though a post office
opened in 1892, Vinton was not incorporated until 1962. The population
reached 271 during the 1980s and more than doubled in the 1990s. The
turn of the century revealed an odd statistic for the town, showing
a population which matched the exact year when the first post office
was built. A decade later, the number of citizens rose to 1,971. |
Bibliography
Vintontx.govoffice2.com
Tshaonline.org
Wikipedia.org
Bestplaces.net
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1907 El
Paso County postal map showing Vinton
From Texas state map #2090
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map
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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