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Welcome to Windsor ...

Windsor is located in Alachua County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Windsor, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Windsor, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

When the people of Windsor refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Windsorites<3>

Windsor is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Windsor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Windsor: (352)

Communities Also Named Windsor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Windsor - they are located in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec (3), South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Windsor.

Communities near Windsor ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Windsor.

  • Gainesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Keystone Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawthorne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Interlachen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Waldo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Micanopy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Reddick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hampton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • McIntosh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • La Crosse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Windsor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windsor.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Windsor. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windsor.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Windsor. See our Newspapers Page for Windsor.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windsor ...

Looking for more information about Windsor? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Windsor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Windsor.

Adding Windsor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Windsor in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Windsor was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Windsor.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Windsor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Alachua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Windsor refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Windsor may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Windsor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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