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Welcome to Winnipeg ...

Winnipeg is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Winnipeg is located in Laclede County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winnipeg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

When the people of Winnipeg refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Winnipegger<2>

Winnipeg is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Winnipeg: 417

Communities Also Named Winnipeg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Winnipeg - they are located in Florida and Manitoba.

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

Communities near Winnipeg ...

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

  • Saint Robert
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Waynesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Richland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Stoutland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Plato
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Bridges
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Evergreen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Evergreen has also been known as:
    • Evergreen village
  • Falcon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lynchburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Abo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winnipeg ...

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

Adding Winnipeg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Winnipeg post office opened in 1906. The Winnipeg post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winnipeg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Laclede, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Winnipeg refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Winnipeg may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winnipeg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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