Vinton, California

Vinton is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California. It lies at an elevation of. Vinton is located west of Chilcoot, at the junction of State Routes 49 and State Routes 70.
For census purposes, Vinton is included in the census-designated place of Chilcoot-Vinton.
The Vinton post office opened in 1897. The name honors Vinton Bowen, daughter of a Sierra Valley Railway official. The Sierra Valley Railway later became part of the Western Pacific Railroad and now the Union Pacific Railroad.
The Sierra Valley Grange #466 organized in 1931. The grange has hosted many weddings, funerals, 4-H meetings, dinners and dances. In 1986 it became home to the Vinton Cowboy Poetry show, second show to Elko.
It is in the Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District.