Welcome to Winston ...

Winston is located in Jo Daviess County<1>.

Winston is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Winston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Winston: 815 & 779<3>

Communities Also Named Winston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Winston - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Winston.

Communities near Winston ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winston.

• Dubuque
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Dubuque is located in Dubuque County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubuque <4>
• Galena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Galena is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <4>
• Savanna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Savanna is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <4>
• Bellevue
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Cuba City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Cuba City is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
• Stockton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <4>
• East Dubuque
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • East Dubuque is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dubuque
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dubuque <4>
• Hazel Green
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
• Shullsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
• Benton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Benton is located in Lafayette County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 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 Winston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winston. 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 Winston.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winston. See our Newspapers Page for Winston.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winston ...

Looking for more information about Winston? 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 Winston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Winston.

Adding Winston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winston 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 Winston was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winston.