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History · Winona

Winona’s post office opened in 1878, and 14% of its homes were built before 1940

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14%homes built before 1940
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How Winona began

When was Winona founded?

1878

The Winona post office opened in 1878, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 623148 years
Founding year: the first Winona post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Winona’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Winona are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Winona’s history is told.

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The story so far

Winona, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Winona yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Its first post office opened in 1878. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 576 to 623 (+8%).

By decade

Winona, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Downtown Winona Wiki (1 of 1)2015Downtown Winona Wiki (1 of 1)Winona, TX, water tower IMG 52962011Winona, TX, water tower IMG 5296Winona, TX, City Hall IMG 52752011Winona, TX, City Hall IMG 5275First United Methodist Church, Winona, TX IMG 52792011First United Methodist Church, Winona, TX IMG 5279First Baptist Church, Winona, TX IMG 52782011First Baptist Church, Winona, TX IMG 5278TXMap-doton-Winona2004TXMap-doton-Winona
Famous people

Famous people close to Winona

Nobody well known was born in Winona itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Forest WhitakerAmerican actor · b. 1961
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Sissy SpacekAmerican actress · b. 1949
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Don HenleyAmerican rock musician · b. 1947
Miranda LambertAmerican country singer · b. 1983
Patrick MahomesAmerican football player · b. 1995
Freddie KingAmerican blues guitarist and singer · b. 1934

Questions about Winona’s history

What year was Winona founded?

The Winona post office opened in 1878, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.