Map of Winston County, Mississippi

Winston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. In the 2020 census, the population was 17,714. Its county seat is Louisville. The county is named for Louis Winston (1784–1824), a colonel in the militia, a prominent lawyer, and a judge of the Mississippi Supreme Court.

The county is the site of Nanih Waiya, an ancient mound built in the Woodland period, about 1 CE-300 CE. Since the 17th century, it has been venerated by the Choctaw people who later occupied the area. As of 2008, the mound is owned by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, a federally-recognized tribe.

Winston County overview:
Name:	Winston County
FIPS code:	28-159
State:	Mississippi
Founded:	1833
Named for:	Louis Winston
Seat:	Louisville
Largest city:	Louisville
Total Area:	610 sq mi (1,600 km²)
Land Area:	607 sq mi (1,570 km²)
Total Population:	17,714
Population Density:	29/sq mi (11/km²)
Time zone:	UTC−6 (Central)
Summer Time Zone (DST):	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website:	Winston County, Mississippi Winston County Economic Development District Partnership

Winston County location map. Where is Winston County?

Winston County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Winston County. — Location of Winston County in the the United States.

Winston County location on the Mississippi map. Where is Winston County. — Location of Winston County in Mississippi.

History

The county is one of sixteen formed when chief Greenwood LeFlore ceded the lands in the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, which resulted in the removal of the Choctaw Nation from their ancestral lands to Oklahoma.

In 1863, during the American Civil War, the Union Army under Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson, marched through Louisville with 900 troops on a raid through Mississippi. There was no fighting in Winston County and no significant destruction of property.

Winston County Road Map

Winston CountyStreet Map. — Street map of Winston County, Mississippi. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)

Winston CountyMap — Winston Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 610 square miles (1,600 km), of which 607 square miles (1,570 km) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km) (0.5%) is water.