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Welcome to Winns Ferry ...

Winns Ferry is located in Forsyth County<1>.

Winns Ferry is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Winns Ferry: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities Also Named Winns Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Winns Ferry: This one is located in Forsyth County and the other is located in Hall County.

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

Communities near Winns Ferry ...

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

  • Johns Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Gainesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gainesville Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
  • Lawrenceville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Duluth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Duluth is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <4>
  • Sugar Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Suwanee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Buford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Buford is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <4>
  • Braselton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaines Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winns Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Forsyth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winns 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Winns Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Winns 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.