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Welcome to Winifred ...

Winifred is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winifred, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Winifred is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Winifred: 785

Communities Also Named Winifred ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Winifred: This one is located in Marshall County and the other is located in Gove County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 3 communities that are also named Winifred - they are located in Kentucky and Montana.

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

Communities near Winifred ...

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

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 Winifred. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winifred.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winifred ...

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

Adding Winifred to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winifred 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 Winifred was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Winifred post office opened in 1910.

We also found Winifred on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winifred.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winifred - 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.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/