The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The community was named after John Winter, a railroad official. Winterville was incorporated in 1904.
Since 1991, when the City of Athens dissolved its city charter to form the unified government of Athens-Clarke County, Winterville has been the only municipality located wholly within Athens-Clarke County.
As of 2024, Athens-Clarke County has converted 1.1 miles (1.8 km) of the abandoned Athens-to—Savannah railroad spur into a paved walking trail titled "Firefly Trail". It will eventually connect to the Georgia Hi–Lo Trail, which will become the longest paved trail and longest arboretum in the United States.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Winterville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Winterville’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFlorida [Sarasota County (part) -…, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Winterville
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Winterville, decade by decade
![Florida [Sarasota County (part) - Washington County] -- Georgia [Appling County - Effingham County (part)]](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/2679/8e139e7fc99acbb25382-s.jpg)
1990s
1 historic place in Winterville
Winterville has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 63 historic buildings, because Winterville Historic District alone counts 63.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Florida [Sarasota County (part) - Washington County] -- Georgia [Appling County - Effingham County (part)] (1940) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.