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How Vinton began
Vinton was platted in 1832 by Samuel R. Holcomb in eastern Huntington Township on Big Raccoon Creek and is among the smaller villages of Gallia County. Huntington Township was formed from Raccoon Township in 1810; Joseph McKnight is said to have built the first cabin near the village, and a log gristmill and Stephen and Samuel Holcomb's sawmill followed. A post office opened in 1834 or 1835. John Hunt Morgan's raiders took supper in the village in July 1863 and burned the bridge over Raccoon Creek on leaving. By 1882 it had a flour mill, a wool carding and spinning factory, two stores and two hotels. The village counted 407 people in 1920 and 224 in 2020.
Settled the township's first settlement was made on Raccoon Creek near the future village site; Joseph McKnight built the first cabin, though George Tyler is also named as the first settler, platted 1832, by Samuel R. Holcomb.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the name Vinton is not recorded.
Before the town
No source records a Native village, mound, trail, or treaty event specific to Vinton. The village lies within Gallia County's broader Shawnee homeland of the pre-1795 Ohio River valley.
Nations recorded here: Shawnee.
Timeline
- — Ezra Barker teaches ten pupils in a log cabin about a mile and a half northwest of the later village, the first school in the township.
- — The Halcyon church society is formed with Rev. Abel M. Sargeant as pastor; preaching had begun in section 24 in 1811.
- — Enoch McNeal builds the township's first gristmill, of logs with one run of small stones, on Big Raccoon Creek.
- — Stephen and Samuel R. Holcomb build the first sawmill at Vinton for John Adney on Big Raccoon Creek; it later sells to James McGee for $3,000.
- — Vinton is platted by Samuel R. Holcomb in eastern Huntington Township on Raccoon Creek.
- — A post office opens at Vinton and has remained in operation since; Wikipedia's village article gives 1834, while the 1882 county history, compiled closer to the event, lists Vinton's post office as established in 1835.
- — Morgan's raiders take supper in Vinton, pay with goods taken from other stores, and burn the bridge over Raccoon Creek on leaving; the history calls this the principal damage done in the county.
- — Vinton's recorded population stands at 137.
- — The census counts 196 residents.
- — The village has a population of about 200, a flour mill, a wool carding-and-spinning factory, two stores, two hotels, and a Methodist Episcopal church building recently completed.
- — The census counts 318 residents.
- — Vinton's population reaches 407, its highest recorded figure.
- — The census counts 224 residents, down from the 1920 peak of 407.
Stories
Supper for Morgan's raiders
When John Hunt Morgan's Confederate cavalry came through Gallia County in July 1863, the first body of his troops rode into Vinton and a large number sat down to supper in the village. They paid for it with goods taken from the various stores. On leaving, they burned the bridge over Raccoon Creek, which the 1882 county history calls the principal damage done anywhere in the county. They also traded horses with farmers all along their route, always getting the better of the bargain; the horses they left behind were gathered up by government officials, who did not bother to leave anything in their place, so that the farmers could work out their profit on the transaction easily. Morgan himself went north with the main body by way of Ewington, early in the morning, where he captured a company of militia from Portsmouth and took the ammunition he badly needed. The militia of the whole county had been called to Gallipolis to protect the army stores kept there.
Photographs
Photo: Nyttend, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · ohiogenealogyexpress.com · ohiogenealogyexpress.com
Water
Mostly private wells The water here
- Leading Creek Conservancy District100% of residentsGroundwater wells (4 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Vinton's boundary: 1 fire or EMS station and 1 public school. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Vinton Volunteer Fire DepartmentVinton
- Address
- 131 Clay Street, Vinton, OH 45686
- Coordinates
- 38.97699, -82.34122
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Public schools (1)
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Vinton Elementary School3 of 5 stars · Vinton
- Address
- 123 Keystone Rd, Vinton, OH 45686
- School district
- Gallia County Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 350
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 21.42
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 73.6%
- Ohio building IRN
- 038489
- NCES school ID
- 390656804138
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Vinton, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45686 Huntington Township and Vinton | 7% | Mostly private wells | Too few radon tests | Median year built 1985 | Gallia County Local · 3 stars overall | 2.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Vinton, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Member of Council | Kimberly Gibbs 67, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Mayor | Sherman Marcum II 46, 54.76%; Joshua B. Whealdon 38, 45.24% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Audit, 2021 to 2022, released 2025-08-28
The county
Gallia County: 8 ZIP codes, 22 cities, villages and townships, 30,753 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Vinton, day by day, from 1890 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.25 in
- 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-30
- rain so far in 2026
- 43.4 in
- 6.4 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 12.5 in
- a normal year brings 16.3 in
- a normal year
- 43.7 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.25 | — | 30 |
| September 2026 | 9.62 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 8.29 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 3.87 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 4.36 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 6.05 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 1.92 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 5.10 | 2.7 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.89 | 5.3 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 2.05 | 4.6 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 1.58 | 8.2 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 3.15 | 0.9 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 1890 — 63.1 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1930 — 25.2 in |
| Snowiest year | 1917 — 57.1 in |
| Wettest day on record | 9 September 2004 — 4.40 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 17 January 1994 — 14.70 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 20 January 1978 — 19.30 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Vinton, so every figure here is worked out from the gauges around it - the nearest ones weighted most. Treat them as close estimates rather than readings.
49,847 days of records, 1890-01-01 to 2026-10-30. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-11-01): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-11-01 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.
Quick answers
What county is Vinton, Ohio in?
Vinton is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, with 220 residents.
When was Vinton, Ohio founded?
Vinton was settled the township's first settlement was made on Raccoon Creek near the future village site; Joseph McKnight built the first cabin, though George Tyler is also named as the first settler; laid out 1832. Founders on record: Samuel R. Holcomb. Source
How did Vinton, Ohio get its name?
The origin of the name Vinton is not recorded. Source
What ZIP code is Vinton, Ohio?
Most of Vinton is in ZIP code 45686.
Where does Vinton, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Vinton (Leading Creek Conservancy District): Mostly private wells.
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