Vincennes

Vincennes is a city in . Vincennes is the oldest town in . It was founded in 1732 as a French fur trading post. The city's history is unique compared to any other Midwestern town, and the historical relevance is plentiful.
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  • Type: Town with 18,000 residents
  • Description: county seat of Knox County, Indiana, United States
  • Also known as: Au Poste”, “Post Ouabache”, “Post Saint Ange”, “Post Saint Vincent”, “Post Vincennes”, “Poste Ouabache”, “Vincennes, IN”, “Vincennes, Indiana”, and “Vinsenne
  • Postal code: 47591

Places of Interest

Highlights include George Rogers Clark National Historical Park and O’Neal Airport.

is a United States national park outside Vincennes in .

Aerodrome
O'Neal Airport was a public use owned by Vincennes University and located in , , . The airport was one nautical mile west of the central business district of Vincennes, a city in .

Church
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The St. Francis Xavier Cathedral is a historic Catholic church in Vincennes, Indiana, under the Diocese of Evansville. Named for Francis Xavier, the 16th-century Jesuit missionary, it is located opposite at 205 Church Street, within the Vincennes Historic District.

Vincennes

Latitude
38.6773° or 38° 40′ 38″ north
Longitude
-87.5286° or 87° 31′ 43″ west
Population
18,000
Elevation
420 feet (128 metres)
IATA airport code
OEA
United Nations Location Code
US OEA
Open location code
86CJMFGC+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153480718
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4266307
Wiki­data ID
Q585857
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Vincennes” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: فينسينس
  • Azerbaijani: Vinsennes
  • Basque: Vincennes
  • Belarusian: Вінсенс
  • Catalan: Vincennes
  • Cebuano: Vincennes
  • Chechen: Винсеннс
  • Chinese: Vincennes
  • Chinese: 文森斯
  • Chinese: 温森斯
  • Chinese: 溫森斯
  • Czech: Vincennes
  • Dagbani: Vincennes
  • Danish: Vincennes
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  • Egyptian Arabic: فينسينس
  • French: Vincennes
  • German: Vincennes
  • Gilaki: وینسنس (اينديانا)
  • Gilaki: وینسنس
  • Haitian: Vincennes, Indiana
  • Haitian: Vincennes
  • Hebrew: וינסנס
  • Hindi: विनसेन, इंडियाना
  • Hindi: विनसेन
  • Hungarian: Vincennes
  • Ido: Vincennes, Indiana
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  • Irish: Vincennes
  • Italian: Vincennes
  • Japanese: ヴィンセンス
  • Japanese: ヴィンセンズ
  • Japanese: ビンセンス
  • Japanese: ビンセンズ
  • Ladin: Vincennes
  • Latin: Vincennapolis
  • Malagasy: Vincennes, Indiana
  • Malagasy: Vincennes
  • Mazanderani: وینسنس
  • Min Nan Chinese: Vincennes
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Vincennes
  • Norwegian: Vincennes
  • Persian: وینسنس، ایندیانا
  • Persian: وینسنس
  • Polish: Vincennes
  • Portuguese: Vincennes
  • Romanian: Vincennes
  • Russian: Венсен
  • Russian: Винсенс (Индиана)
  • Russian: Винсенс
  • Serbian: Vincennes
  • Serbian: Винсенс
  • Serbo-Croatian: Vincennes, Indiana
  • Serbo-Croatian: Vincennes
  • Slovak: Vincennes
  • Slovenian: Vincennes
  • South Azerbaijani: وینسنس، ایندیانا
  • Spanish: Vincennes, Indiana
  • Spanish: Vincennes
  • Swedish: Vincennes, Indiana
  • Swedish: Vincennes
  • Tatar: Винсеннс
  • Turkish: Vincennes, Indiana
  • Turkish: Vincennes
  • Ukrainian: Вінсеннс
  • Urdu: ونسینز، انڈیانا
  • Urdu: ونسینز
  • Uzbek: Vincennes
  • Volapük: Vincennes
  • Waray (Philippines): Vincennes, Indiana
  • Waray (Philippines): Vincennes
  • Welsh: Vincennes, Indiana
  • Welsh: Vincennes
  • Western Frisian: Vincennes
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