Winona, Ohio
Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
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Winona is an unincorporated community in southeastern Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44493.[2]
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| Coordinates: 40°49′41″N 80°53′46″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Columbiana |
| Elevation | 1,194 ft (364 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44493 |
| Area codes | 330, 234 |
| GNIS Feature ID | 1049336[1] |
History
A post office called Winona has been in operation since 1868.[3][4] The community was named after the character Wenonah in the 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.[5] In 1879, Winona had a store, sawmill, gristmill, blacksmith shop, meeting house, carriage shop, shoe shop, fruit nursery, and 45 dwellings.[5]
Notable people
- Barclay and Edwin Coppock, participants in John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
