Welcome to Winans ...
So far, we found very little information about Winans. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Winans to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Winans, please Contact Us.
Winans would have been located within present day Baltimore County<2>.
The location of Winans has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Winans, 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.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Winans is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Winans was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Winans once stood is in the (410) area code.
Websites for Winans ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.baltcountycc.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Winans, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Winans ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winans.
- Baltimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
- Bowie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <5>
- Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
- Greenbelt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
- Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
- Sykesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
- Sykesville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
- Brookeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeville
- Brookeville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeville <5>
- Arundel Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arundel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Brooklyn Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Park
- Brooklyn Park is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Park <5>
- Brooklyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Dorsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Winans. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winans.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winans. 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 Winans.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winans. See our Newspapers Page for Winans.
Adding Winans to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Winans in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Winans was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Winans.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Winans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winans - 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. |