Welcome to Winkel ...
So far, we found very little information about Winkel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Winkel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Winkel, please Contact Us.
Winkel would have been located within present day Tazewell County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Winkel, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Winkel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Winkel is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Winkel was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Winkel still existed, it would have been in the (309) area code.
Communities near Winkel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winkel.
- Pekin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Pekin is located in Tazewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <5>
- Marquette Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette Heights
- Marquette Heights is located in Tazewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
- Tremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Tremont is located in Tazewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremont <5>
- Mason City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Mason City is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,088 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <5>
- Mackinaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
- Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Former name for Mackinaw:
- Mackinawtown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <5>
- Delavan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Delavan is located in Tazewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delavan <5>
- North Pekin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pekin
- North Pekin is located in Tazewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Former name for North Pekin:
- Radio City
- Manito
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manito have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
- Manito is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manito <5>
- Minier
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minier
- Minier is located in Tazewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minier <5>
- South Pekin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pekin
- South Pekin is located in Tazewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
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 Winkel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winkel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winkel. 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 Winkel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winkel. See our Newspapers Page for Winkel.
Adding Winkel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Winkel 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 Winkel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Winkel post office opened in 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Winkel.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tazewell County: www.tazewell.com/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 Winkel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Tazewell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winkel - 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |