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Welcome to Winder ...

Winder is located in Franklin County<1>.

Winder is 4,760 feet [1,451 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Winder is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Winder lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Winder: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Winder ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Winder - they are located in Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Winder ...

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

  • Preston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Richmond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Malad City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lewiston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
    • Former names for Lewiston:
    • Cub Hill
    • Poverty Flat
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
  • Franklin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarkston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Trenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Dayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Weston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cornish
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winder ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winder - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Winder area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Winder 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.