The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Winfield was laid out in 1879, and named after Winfield Scott Killam, the original owner of the town site. A post office called Winfield has been in operation since 1880.
On June 18, 2008, floodwaters opened a 150-foot breach in a primary levee along the Mississippi River in Winfield. The breach allowed floodwaters to claim dozens of homes and large tracts of farmland and put pressure on a secondary levee. The breach also prompted Lincoln County emergency officials to order the evacuation of residents east of Winfield. Press reports noted that some evacuees were being housed at the local high school.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Winfield’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Winfield, decade by decade
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CommonsFEMA - 36152 - Missouri National Guard distributes sandbags2008
CommonsFEMA - 36146 - National Guard moving sandbags in Missouri2008
CommonsFEMA - 36125 - Residents and Volunteer work to fill and mov…2008
CommonsFEMA - 36045 - Volunteers working at night sandbagging in M…2008
CommonsFEMA - 35985 - Residents and volunteers work to fill sandba…2008
CommonsFEMA - 35886 - Flooded home in Missouri2008Nothing in Winfield is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Winfield has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lock and Dam No. 25 Historic District in Winfield, 3.3 miles away.
Winfield and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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