Welcome to Winston County ...

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

The community of Louisville is the Seat for Winston County.

Winston County was founded in 1833. Winston was created by taking area from Lowndes, Rankin and Wayne Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Winston had a population of 17,955 people. This is a decrease of 6.5% since the last Census (which gave a population of 19,203 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Winston represented 0.65% of the total population of Mississippi.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Mississippi
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  • Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History

• Websites specific to Winston County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Attala County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Winston County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi