Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Winfield came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Winfield in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Winfield. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Winfield is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

From that list:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Winfield:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Winfield was listed as Winfield Courthouse.

Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Kansas (1950)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Shell Oil Road Map for Kansas (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found Winfield in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Winfield for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Winfield. See our Misc Page for Winfield for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Winfield:

Winfield was mentioned in the following schedule:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

The following routes mentioned Winfield as a scheduled stop:

The Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan (train schedule from 1966). The Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan travelled between Chicago (IL) and Dallas (TX)

The Texas Chief: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Texas Chief (schedule from 1970). The Texas Chief travelled between Chicago (IL) and Houston (TX)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Winfield: www.winfieldks.org/

The official website for Cowley County: www.cowleycounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/