Welcome to Winn ...
Winn is located in Clarke County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Winn, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Winn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Winn is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Winn lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Winn ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Winn - they are located in Georgia, Maine and Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Winn.
Communities near Winn ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winn.
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
- Grove Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <4>
- Coffeeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <4>
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Zimco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Salitpa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Stave Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Leroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Walker Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Springs
- Walker Springs is located in Clarke County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker Springs <4>
- Saint Stephen's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen's
- Saint Stephen's is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Stephen's <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 Winn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winn.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winn. 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 Winn.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winn. See our Newspapers Page for Winn.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winn ...
Looking for more information about Winn? 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 Winn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Winn.
Adding Winn to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Winn 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 Winn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Winn post office opened in 1881.
We also found Winn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Winn.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |