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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Winona. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Winona to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Winona, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Winona (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Winona. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Winona is historic, it would have been located within present day Winn Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Winn Parish: Bienville, Caldwell, Grant, Jackson, La Salle & Natchitoches.

Below are the parishes that are near Winona. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winona:

  • Winn Parish     (The home parish of Winona)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
    • Dodson
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gansville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
    • Hudson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hudson is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Bethlehem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Sikes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Joyce
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Winnfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Calvin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Coldwater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Newport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Newport is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Whitford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
    • Flat Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
    • English
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • English is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • Saline
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Liberty Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Burkplace
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
    • Lucky
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Bienville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Alberta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Caldwell Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
    • Vixen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
    • Mount Pleasant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Kelly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Clarks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
    • Black Creek ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Georgetown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
    • Jonesboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Weston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • East Hodge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Hodge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • North Hodge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Zoar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
    • Quitman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Chatham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dalley ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
    • Ansley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
    • Nash ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Nash is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Eros
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Eros is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eros <2>
    • Cartwright
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • La Salle Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
    • Urania
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tullos
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Olla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <2>
    • Standard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Standard is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
    • Zenoria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Zenoria is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenoria
  • Lincoln Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
    • Grambling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Ruston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
    • Goldonna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Ashland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Caspari ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
    • Clarence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Campti
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <2>
  • Ouachita Parish
    • Indian Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winona, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Winona.

Cemeteries Near Winona ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winona.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Winona - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.

  • Transport Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Siloam Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gansville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Crockett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jonesboro Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • McDade Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Teagle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Winnfield Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (164 more) ...
    • Boyett Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • McCarty Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Willis Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Winona in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winona.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.

  • Gaars Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gaars Mill is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaars Mill
  • Gansville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
  • Weston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Winnfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hebron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hebron is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Pine Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Coldwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Hickory Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Valley is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
  • Friendship
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Tunica ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Tunica is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
  • Newport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Newport is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Flat Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dalley ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
    • Saline
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Couley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Couley is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winona.

Newspapers Published in Winona ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winona.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winona, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winona.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Winona:

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 Winona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.