Welcome to Winterville ...
Winterville is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Winterville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
Winterville is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Winterville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Winterville: 662
Communities Also Named Winterville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Winterville - they are located in Georgia, Maine, North Carolina, Oregon and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Winterville.
Communities near Winterville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winterville.
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
- Leland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Leland is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <3>
- Lake Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lake Village is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Village <3>
- Shaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Metcalfe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Benoit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benoit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Benoit is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benoit <3>
- Arcola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Arkansas City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Scott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Lake Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
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 Winterville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winterville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winterville. 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 Winterville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winterville. See our Newspapers Page for Winterville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winterville ...
Looking for more information about Winterville? 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 Winterville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Winterville.
Adding Winterville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Winterville 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 Winterville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Winterville post office opened in 1885.
We also found Winterville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Winterville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winterville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winterville - 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/ |