It is not the setting of the novel Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson, a collection of inter-related fictional short stories about citizens of a small town set in the early 20th century.[citation needed]
History
The community was founded in 1829 and originally named Weinsberg, after Weinsberg in Germany.[4] The spelling was changed to "Winesburg" by postal authorities in 1833 when a post office was opened there.[5]
Geography
Winesburg is in the southeastern part of Paint Township, in northeastern Holmes County. The community sits on a ridge, with the north side draining toward the Middle Fork of Sugar Creek and the south side draining to Indian Trail Creek, a tributary of the South Fork of Sugar Creek. Via Sugar Creek, Winesburg is part of the Tuscarawas River watershed draining to the Ohio River. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Winesburg CDP has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.63 km2), of which 1.6 acres (6,533 m2), or 0.40%, are water.
U.S. Route 62, which runs through Winesburg as Main Street, leads northeast 24 miles (39 km) to downtown Canton and southwest 13 miles (21 km) to Millersburg, the Holmes county seat.
