Winesburg

Etymology
Originally named  in 1829, after the town in. It was renamed to Winesburg by postal authorities in 1833 when a post office was opened there.

The fictional town came from the name of the actual Ohio town.

Proper noun

 * 1)  The town, named after the Holmes County town of the same name, but otherwise based on, , that serves as the setting of the novel .
 * 1)  The town, named after the Holmes County town of the same name, but otherwise based on, , that serves as the setting of the novel .