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Welcome to Winship ...

Winship is located in Brown County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winship, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Winship had a population of 2,897 people.<3> (see below for details).

Winship is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Winship lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Winship: (605)

Communities near Winship ...

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

  • Houghton
  • Ellendale
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Ellendale lies 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the north of Winship.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ellendale
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale<6>
  • Spring Creek Colony
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Colony
    • Spring Creek Colony lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> to the west of Winship.
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 268 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Spring Creek Colony
  • Hecla
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
    • Hecla lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> to the east of Winship.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Hecla
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecla<6>
  • Frederick
  • Westport
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Westport lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> to the south of Winship.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Westport
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport<6>
  • Fullerton
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
    • Fullerton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> to the north of Winship.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Fullerton
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton<6>
  • Forbes
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
    • Forbes lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the west of Winship.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Forbes
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forbes<6>
  • Monango
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monango
    • Monango lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> to the north of Winship.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Monango
  • Ludden
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
    • Ludden lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> to the east of Winship.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ludden

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 Winship. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winship.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winship ...

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

Adding Winship to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winship 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 Winship was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winship.

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

The official website for Brown County: www.brown.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Winship.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winship - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winship) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winship. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9228, Longitude: -98.5187       In this case, the coordinates for Winship have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

 

 

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