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Welcome to Winters Ferry ...

Winters Ferry is located in Montgomery County<1>.

Winters Ferry is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Winters Ferry: 334 & 483<3>

Communities near Winters Ferry ...

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

  • Montgomery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Prattville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Millbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pike Road
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wetumpka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tallassee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Elmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Coosada
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Deatsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Eclectic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winters Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winters Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Winters Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Winters Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.