Welcome to Winstead ...
Winstead is located in Fayette County<1>.
Google driving directions from your current location to Winstead (Patience, this may take a moment).
We aren't confident of the location of Winstead, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Winstead, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Winstead is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Winstead lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Winstead ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Winstead - they are located in Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Winstead.
Communities near Winstead ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winstead.
- Morgantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Morgantown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
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- Uniontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Uniontown is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
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- Westover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Westover is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <4>
- Waynesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Waynesburg is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <4>
- Masontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
- Masontown is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <4>
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- Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <4>
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- Star City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Fairchance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairchance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchance
- Fairchance is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairchance <4>
Google driving directions:
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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 Winstead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winstead.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winstead. 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 Winstead.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winstead. See our Newspapers Page for Winstead.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winstead ...
Looking for more information about Winstead? 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 Winstead, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Winstead.
Adding Winstead to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Winstead 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 Winstead was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Winstead.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winstead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winstead - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |