Winchester isn't all that far from Leavenworth and the Leavenworth county line. My dad (who grew up at McLouth) said they used to take the train to Leavenworth to buy school clothes, so maybe it would have been the nearest big town for your families. My mother's people were down closer to the Douglas County line, so they went to Lawrence, but some of my Kimmel cousins felt more kinship with Topeka (Shawnee County). Jefferson County must be one of the few counties with NO big towns. Happy hunting. Jan