Welcome to Winona ...

Winona is located in Josephine County<1>.

The location of Winona has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

When the people of Winona refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Winonan<3>

Winona is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Winona lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Winona: (541) and (458)<5>

Communities Also Named Winona ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Winona: This one is located in Josephine County and the other is located in Polk County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 30 communities that are also named Winona - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Winona ...

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

• Grants Pass
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Pass
  • Grants Pass is located in Josephine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants Pass <6>
• Rogue River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogue River
  • Rogue River is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogue River <6>
• Gold Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Gold Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Hill <6>
• Glendale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <6>
• Hugo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Hugo is located in Josephine County
• Placer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placer
  • Placer is located in Josephine County
• Three Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Pines
  • Three Pines is located in Josephine County
• Greenback ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
  • Greenback is located in Josephine County
• Merlin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
  • Merlin is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merlin <6>
• Sunny Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Valley
  • Sunny Valley is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Valley <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 Winona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winona.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winona ...

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

Adding Winona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winona 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 Winona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Winona post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Josephine County: www.co.josephine.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/