Wintersville is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in western Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of

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. The community is on

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2.5 miles southeast of Harris and one mile east of Medicine Creek.

History

Wintersville was

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ted in 1857 by J. N. Winters, and named for him. A post office called Wintersville was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1904.

References

Unincorporated communities in Sullivan County, Missouri 1857 establishments in Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{SullivanCountyMO-geo-stub