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Winfield, Georgia

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Winfield, Georgia
Winfield is located in Georgia
Winfield
Winfield
Winfield is located in the United States
Winfield
Winfield
Coordinates: 33°36′22″N 82°23′48″W / 33.60611°N 82.39667°W / 33.60611; -82.39667
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyColumbia
Elevation
497 ft (151 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)706 & 762
GNIS ID326596[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. ^ a b c "Winfield". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 June 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 30 June 2019.