Winfield, Georgia

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Winfield, Georgia
Unincorporated community
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Winfield
Coordinates: 33°36′22″N82°23′48″W / 33.60611°N 82.39667°W / 33.60611; -82.39667
Country United States
State Georgia
County Columbia
Elevation
497 ft (151 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 706 & 762
GNIS ID 326596 [1]

Winfield is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]

History

A post office called Winfield was established in 1851, and remained in operation until 1918. [2] It is unclear why the name "Winfield" was applied to this community. [3] A variant name is "Sharon Church". [1]

Near Winfield stands Woodville, an antebellum plantation mansion which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Winfield". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 255. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  4. ↑ "Columbia County". nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved June 30, 2019.


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