Welcome to Winkles ...
So far, we found very little information about Winkles. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Winkles to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Winkles, please Contact Us.
Winkles would have been located within present day Polk County<2>.
The location of Winkles has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Winkles, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Winkles is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Winkles was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Winkles (for example, toward Piedmont (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The location where Winkles once stood is in the (770) area code.
Communities near Winkles ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winkles.
- Cedartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Cedartown is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedartown <5>
- Bremen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Bremen is located in Haralson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,818 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <5>
- Temple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Temple is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <5>
- Rockmart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockmart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockmart
- Rockmart is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockmart <5>
- Hart Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Seney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Hanlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Tallapoosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Tallapoosa is located in Haralson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallapoosa <5>
- Bowdon Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon Junction
- Bowdon Junction is located in Carroll County
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon Junction <5>
- Mount Zion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <5>
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 Winkles. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winkles.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winkles. 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 Winkles.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winkles. See our Newspapers Page for Winkles.
Adding Winkles to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Winkles 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 Winkles was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Winkles post office opened in 1894.
We also found Winkles on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Winkles.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Polk County: www.polkcountygeorgia.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 Winkles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Polk, 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 Winkles - 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/ |