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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 the earliest mention that we've 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

Area Code for Winfield: 479

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)
  • Mansfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hartford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Huntington is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Midland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Boles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bates
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bates is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
  • Gate ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gate is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
  • Y City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Y City is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
  • Lucas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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 (so far) for Winfield was on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.