In May of 1886, Mr. D.D. Hoag, as President of Western Tire Site Company, founded Winona. He named the township after a character in Longfellow's Poem, "The Song of Hiawatha." As of 2000 Winona's population was 228.

In May of 1886, Mr. D.D. Hoag, as President of Western Tire Site Company, founded Winona. He named the township after a character in Longfellow's Poem, "The Song of Hiawatha." As of 2000 Winona's population was 228.