Welcome to Winton ...
So far, we found very little information about Winton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Winton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Winton, please Contact Us.
Winton would have been located within present day Sweetwater County<2>.
The location of Winton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Winton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Winton is 6,960 feet [2,121 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Winton is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Winton was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Winton once stood is in the (307) area code.
Communities Also Named Winton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Winton - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Winton.
Communities near Winton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winton.
- Rock Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Sweetwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,943 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Springs <5>
- Superior
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Superior is located in Sweetwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <5>
- Reliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Reliance is located in Sweetwater County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reliance <5>
- North Rock Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rock Springs
- North Rock Springs is located in Sweetwater County
- Clearview Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Acres
- Clearview Acres is located in Sweetwater County
- Quealy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quealy
- Quealy is located in Sweetwater County
- Purple Sage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Sage
- Purple Sage is located in Sweetwater County
- Arrowhead Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
- Arrowhead Springs is located in Sweetwater County
- Point of Rocks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point of Rocks
- Point of Rocks is located in Sweetwater County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point of Rocks <5>
- Sweeney Ranch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeney Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Ranch
- Sweeney Ranch is located in Sweetwater County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Winton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winton. 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 Winton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winton. See our Newspapers Page for Winton.
Adding Winton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Winton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Winton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Winton post office opened in 1925.
We also found Winton on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Winton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sweetwater County: www.co.sweet.wy.us/
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Winton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Sweetwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |