Welcome to Winfield ...
So far, we found very little information about Winfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Winfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Winfield, please Contact Us.
Winfield would have been located within present day Brown County<2>.
The location of Winfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Winfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Winfield is 2,250 feet [686 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Winfield is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Winfield was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Winfield would have been located in the (402) and (531)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Winfield ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Winfield - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Winfield.
Communities near Winfield ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winfield.
- Ainsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
- Ainsworth is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <6>
- Bassett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Bassett is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bassett <6>
- Long Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
- Long Pine is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Pine <6>
- Springview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Springview is located in Keya Paha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springview <6>
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <6>
- Burton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Meadville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Meadville is located in Keya Paha County
- Mariaville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Mariaville is located in Rock County
- Johnstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <6>
- Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Mills is located in Keya Paha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills <6>
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 Winfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winfield.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winfield. 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 Winfield.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winfield. See our Newspapers Page for Winfield.
Adding Winfield to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Winfield in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Winfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Winfield post office opened in 1886.
We also found Winfield on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Winfield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
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 Winfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (531) is an overlay for area code (402). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |