Welcome to Wininger ...

Wininger is located in Scott County<1>.

Wininger is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wininger: 276

Communities Also Named Wininger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wininger - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Wininger ...

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

• Kingsport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <3>
• Mill Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
• Bloomingdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
• Colonial Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <3>
• Church Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Church Hill is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <3>
• Mount Carmel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <3>
• Big Stone Gap
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <3>
• Harrtown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
• Spurgeon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spurgeon is located in Washington County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
• Blair Gap
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wininger ...

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

Adding Wininger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wininger 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 (so far) for Wininger was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wininger.