Welcome to Winona ...

Winona is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Winona is located in Houghton County<1>.

The location of Winona has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winona, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

When the people of Winona refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Winonan<3>

Winona is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Winona lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Winona (for example, toward Mineral Hills), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Winona is within the boundaries of the (906) area code.

Communities Also Named Winona ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Winona - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Winona ...

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

• Ontonagon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontonagon
  • Ontonagon is located in Ontonagon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontonagon <5>
• South Range
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
  • South Range is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Range <5>
• Nisula
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisula
  • Nisula is located in Houghton County
• Hazel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Hazel is located in Houghton County
• Toivola
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toivola
  • Toivola is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toivola <5>
• Greenland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Greenland is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenland <5>
• Mass City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mass City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mass City
  • Mass City is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mass City <5>
• Rousseau
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
  • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
• Elo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
  • Elo is located in Houghton County
• Pelkie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelkie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelkie
  • Pelkie is located in Baraga County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelkie <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winona ...

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

Adding Winona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winona 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 Winona was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Winona on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/