Vincent, Ellis Co., Kansas

Names:

History:

The town site for Vincent was planned and platted about 5 miles south and 2 miles east of Victoria in 1910 after St. Boniface Catholic Church was established in 1907. It was named after Father Vincent Brandt who had been the founding priest of St. Boniface. The town never really materialized although there were a school and a grocery store there for a while.

Congregations:

St. Boniface Parish - Vincent

Surnames:

Lederhos

Dreiling

Notable Individuals:

Schmeidler, John

Sources:

- At Home in Ellis County, Kansas: 1867-1992. Hays, KS: Ellis County Historical Society, 1991.
- Transcript of The Golden Jubilee of German-Russian Settlements of Ellis and Rush Counties, Kansas (1926).

Resources:

Saint Boniface Cemetery (findagrave.com)

External Links:

- City of Vincent (GenWeb)
- Vincent, Kansas (German Capital of Kansas)

Pre-Volga Origin

Plat of Vincent, Kansas (1922)
Source: Standard Atlas of Ellis County Kansas (Kansas Historical Society)

Title: Karlstadt am Main, Kr. Main-Spessart, Bayern

Latitude: 49.960278

Longitude: 9.772222

Title: Hilsbach, Kr. Rhein-Neckar, Baden-Württemberg

Latitude: 49.194444

Longitude: 8.857778

Pre-Volga Origin

Settlers came from the following locations