Welcome to Winifred, Montana

Winifred is a small town along Dog Creek north of Lewiston. It began as a railway station. Some say it was named for Winifred Sewall, the daughter of E. D Sewall, but most authorities insist it was named for Winifred Rockfeller, the daughter of Percy Rockefeller. (from Cheney's Names on the Face of Montana, Mountain Press Publishing Company)

Platted into 17 townships of 712 square miles along the Missouri River to the north, a thousand families showed up to work the 160-acre homesteads. However, after a few years they gave up and now the northern half of this area consists of about 25 ranches. Discovery of natural gas provides for the future of the area.

Winifred is in central Montana with the Missouri and Judith River Breaks in its backyard, so the topography in the area varies from rolling prairie to timbered canyons to very rugged breaks. Deer, antelope, elk and bighorn sheep are some species of wildlife to view or hunt here. Many can be seen traveling 20 minutes west to the scenic Judith River, 30 minutes north to the Wild & Scenic Missouri, or just taking a trip to the east on the Back Country By-Way that closely follows the Nez Perce Trail.