Welcome to Windham ...

Windham is located in Bradford County<1>.

The location of Windham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Windham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1818.

Windham is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Windham is within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Windham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Windham - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Ontario (2) and Vermont.

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

Communities near Windham ...

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

• Johnson City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <4>
• Endicott
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <4>
• Sayre
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <4>
• Waverly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Owego
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <4>
• Athens
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Towanda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
  • Towanda is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <4>
• South Waverly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
  • South Waverly is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
• Newark Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Valley
  • Newark Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark Valley <4>
• Candor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
  • Candor is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <4>

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 Windham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windham.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Windham. 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 Windham.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windham ...

Looking for more information about Windham? 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 Windham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Windham.

Adding Windham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Windham 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 Windham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Windham post office opened in 1818.

We also found Windham in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Windham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/