Wintersville is a village in central Jefferson County, Ohio, United States.

The village is suburban in nature and is governed by a mayor and council elected by non-partisan ballot.

[6] During Morgan's Raid, a Union victory in the Civil War in 1863, Confederate Brid.

Gen. John Hunt Morgan traveled through the Moorefield, Harrisville, New Athens, Smithfield, New Alexandria, Wintersville, Two Ridge, Richmond, East Springfield, Bergholz, and Monroeville on his way to defeat at the Battle of Salineville.

[citation needed] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.12 square miles (8.08 km2), all land.

34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Public education in the village of Wintersville is provided by the Indian Creek Local School District.

The district also serves the villages of Bloomingdale and Mingo Junction, the far western portion of Steubenville as well as unincorporated areas in central Jefferson County.