Winfield, TX

Winfield is a small city in Titus County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census counted 422 residents. Winfield's history includes coal mining, brick and pottery manufacturing, and the famous Winfield Truck Stop. When the Texas and St. Louis Railway was being constructed through western Titus County in 1880, the citizens of Gray Rock, on the western boundary of the county, were asked to donate money and land to the company for routing the road through their community. Mount Pleasant High School is the local high school.

The through line in Winfield is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Winfield makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Located on Interstate 30, approximately halfway between Mount Pleasant and Mount Vernon, Winfield is the second largest town in Titus County. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.