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Welcome to Winstead ...

So far, we found very little information about Winstead. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Winstead to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Winstead, please Contact Us.


Winstead would have been located within present day Rutherford County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Winstead is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Winstead was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) 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 Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for Winstead ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rutherfordchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Winstead, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Winstead ...

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

  • Murfreesboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Murphree
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
    • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
  • Smyrna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
  • La Vergne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Morrow is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
  • Nolensville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson Pike
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
  • Woodbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
  • Chapel Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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.

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 Winstead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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.