Why visit Winton
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 3 parks and trails and 22 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Bloss Mansion and Winton Community Park.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 95°F; December lows average 36°F.
Weather in Winton
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Winton
Winton (formerly Merced Colony No. 1, Merced Colony No. 2, and Windfield) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Merced County, California, United States. Winton is located 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Atwater, California. and 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Merced, the county seat. Winton was established along the original Santa Fe Railroad. At one time, passenger trains would stop at this location.
From the Wikipedia article Winton, California (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Bloss Mansion
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
Historic house in California, United States
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes22
Sourdough & Co.
Restaurant · Sandwich, Soup, Salad · 1.6 mi
1809 Bellevue Road, Atwater
Mo-Th 10:00-19:00; Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 11:00-19:00
Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant
Restaurant · Chinese · 1.8 mi
1115 Bellevue Road, Atwater
10 more on the map.
Churches and places of worship11
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Church · Lutheran · 1.8 mi
1495 Underwood Avenue, Atwater
First Southern Baptist Church of Winton
Church · Baptist · 0.6 mi
7264 West Myrtle Avenue, Winton
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church · Mormon · 1.2 mi
5554 North Winton Way, Winton
Kingdom Hall Of Jehovah's Witnesses
Church · 0.7 mi
7100 West Gertrude Avenue, Winton
History
In the 1910, Atwater businessman H. A. Logue tried to establish a small settlement named Yam at the crossroads of the Santa Fe line by building the Yam Hotel and a store built there as the center of the new colony. At about the same time, the Crocker-Huffman interests sold roughly twelve square miles of nearby land to the Co-operative Land and Trust Company of San Francisco, which laid out a planned farming community along the railroad. This development, originally associated with the Winn Ranch and known as Winfield, included a garage and a centralized water system with a well and elevated tank.
When the railroad chose a location for a depot, it placed the station at Winfield rather than at Yam, ending the colony. With the backing of the land company and the railroad, the new community grew as its farmland was divided into small plots and sold to migrants attracted by low land prices.
The townsite was formally surveyed in April 1912 by A. E. Cowell, W. E. Bedesen, and G. E. Winton, and the map was recorded soon afterward. The settlement was first called Winfield, but because the railroad already had another station with that name in Arizona, the name was modified by dropping "-field” and adding “-ton,” producing the present name, Winton.
The community was home to the Winton Wrestling Alliance (WWA), a prominent Backyard Wrestling Federation in the late 1990s to mid 2000s.
From the History section of Winton, California on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping11
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries36
Healthcare1
Map of Winton
87 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54°F | 37°F | 2.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Feb | 61°F | 39°F | 2.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Mar | 66°F | 42°F | 1.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Apr | 73°F | 46°F | 1.0 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 82°F | 52°F | 0.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 89°F | 57°F | 0.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 95°F | 62°F | 0.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 94°F | 60°F | 0.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 89°F | 56°F | 0.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 79°F | 49°F | 0.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 64°F | 41°F | 1.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Dec | 55°F | 36°F | 2.0 in | 0.0 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Merced Hcn (9 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Merced County has had 11 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for floods.
- 2023-04-03: Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Severe Storm)
- 2023-03-10: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Flood)
- 2023-01-14: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Flood)
- 2023-01-09: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides (Flood)
- 2020-03-22: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Castle Airport (MER) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 2 miles away.
- Atwater 3 mi southeast, about 4 min by car
- McSwain 5 mi south, about 8 min by car
- Livingston 6 mi west, about 9 min by car
- Franklin 6 mi southeast, about 10 min by car
- Delhi 9 mi west, about 15 min by car
- Merced 10 mi southeast, about 15 min by car
- Hilmar-Irwin 13 mi west, about 21 min by car
- Denair 14 mi northwest, about 22 min by car
- Turlock 16 mi northwest, about 25 min by car
- Planada 18 mi east, about 28 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- BlossHouseAtwaterCAJan08, Nehrams2020, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS020-E-15936 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-26157 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS020-E-15935 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS021-E-36669 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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