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Welcome to Wintersville ...

The village of Wintersville is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The pronunciation of Wintersville: WINH-turz-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wintersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wintersville has a population of 3,672 people<3> (see below for details).

Wintersville is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Wintersville: 740 & 220<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wintersville had an population of 3,672 people. This is a decrease of 6.42% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wintersville had a population of 3,924 people (which is 5.63% of the total population of Jefferson County). This makes Wintersville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Wintersville represents 0.03% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 285th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,924 people, the population of Wintersville decreased 3.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,067 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wintersville.

Communities Also Named Wintersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wintersville - they are located in Indiana, Missouri and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Wintersville ...

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

  • Weirton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
    • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <6>
  • East Liverpool
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Martins Ferry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Toronto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
    • Toronto is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <6>
  • Wellsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Wellsville is located in Columbiana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <6>
  • Mingo Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cadiz
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
    • Cadiz is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <6>
  • Follansbee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wellsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <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 Wintersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wintersville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wintersville ...

Looking for more information about Wintersville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wintersville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wintersville.

Adding Wintersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wintersville 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 Wintersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Wintersville post office opened in 1831.

We also found Wintersville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wintersville.

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Wintersville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Wintersville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wintersville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Wintersville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Wintersville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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