Winona County, Minnesota
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 51 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Winona, Rollingstone, Elba.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP41 of 51 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
51 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBWinona was formed in 1854 (1854-02-23) from Fillmore, Wabasha.
WINONA created from FILLMORE and WABASHA.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusWinona County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,208 | 27,197 | 35,686 | 33,653 | 37,795 | 39,841 | 40,937 | 46,256 | 49,985 | 49,671 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS43 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 43 of 43 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Beaver Cemetery |
| Berea Cemetery |
| Brand Cemetery |
| Brethren Cemetery |
| Bush Cemetery |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Carpenter Cemetery |
| Cedar Valley Cemetery |
| Cedar Valley Lutheran Cemetery |
| Dresbach Cemetery |
| Fairwater Cemetery |
| Frank Hill Cemetery |
| Hebron Cemetery |
| Hiler Cemetery |
| Hillside Cemetery |
| Hillside Cemetery |
| Hoosier Ridge Cemetery |
| Immaculate Conception Cemetery |
| Lutheran Cemetery |
| Mecklenburg Cemetery |
| Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Mount Vernon Cemetery |
| Oakland Cemetery |
| Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| Saint Aloysius Cemetery |
| Saint John Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Cemetery |
| Saint Mary's Cemetery of Winona |
| Saint Patricks Cemetery |
| Saratoga Cemetery |
| Scottish Cemetery |
| Sinclair Cemetery |
| Smith Cemetery |
| Trinity Cemetery |
| Trinity Cemetery |
| Warren Cemetery |
| Whitewater Cemetery |
| Wilson Cemetery |
| Wilson Cemetery |
| Witoka Cemetery |
| Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Worth Cemetery |
| Young Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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