Winterville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Washington County, Mississippi, near Mississippi Highway 1. Winterville is approximately 3 miles north of Greenville, the county seat, and approximately 4 miles south of Lamont. The Winterville site, a National Historic Landmark featuring more than twelve major earthwork mounds from the period of 11th to 15th centuries, is located near Winterville along Mississippi 1.