Welcome to Winfield ...

Winfield is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winfield, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1889.

Winfield is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Winfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Winfield lies within the (479) area code.

Communities Also Named Winfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Winfield - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Winfield.

Communities near Winfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winfield.

• Waldron
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
  • Waldron is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldron <3>
• Mansfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <3>
• Hartford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <3>
• Huntington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
• Midland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
• Boles
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
  • Boles is located in Scott County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boles <3>
• Bates
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
  • Bates is located in Scott County
• Y City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
  • Y City is located in Scott County
• Lucas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Lucas is located in Logan County
• Parks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
  • Parks is located in Scott County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Winfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winfield. See our Newspapers Page for Winfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winfield ...

Looking for more information about Winfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Winfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Winfield.

Adding Winfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Winfield was on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

We also found Winfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/