Welcome to West Winfield ...

West Winfield is located in Butler County<1>.

The location of West Winfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Winfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

A typical abbreviation for West Winfield: W. Winfield

West Winfield is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: West Winfield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named West Winfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Winfield - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near West Winfield ...

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

• Butler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• New Kensington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kensington
  • New Kensington is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Kensington <4>
• Lower Burrell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burrell
  • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <4>
• Vandergrift
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
  • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <4>
• Arnold
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
• Tarentum
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarentum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
  • Tarentum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarentum <4>
• Kittanning
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <4>
• Springdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <4>
• Brackenridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenridge
  • Brackenridge is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brackenridge <4>
• Ford City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <4>

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 West Winfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Winfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West 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 West Winfield.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Winfield ...

Looking for more information about West 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 West Winfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Winfield.

Adding West Winfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 West Winfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Winfield post office opened in 1898.

We also found West Winfield on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Winfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/