Welcome to Windle ...

Windle is located in Overton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Windle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Windle is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Windle lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Windle (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Windle: (931)

Communities near Windle ...

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

• Columbus Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
  • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
• Cookeville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookeville
  • Cookeville is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookeville <4>
• Algood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Algood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
  • Algood is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <4>
• Cooper
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Cooper is located in Fentress County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
• Livingston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Overton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• Thompsons Store
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsons Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
  • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
• Monterey
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <4>
• White Plains
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Putnam County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
• Baxter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Baxter is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <4>
• Celina
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Celina is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <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 Windle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windle ...

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

Adding Windle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Windle post office opened in 1886.

We also found Windle on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Windle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/