Welcome to Windhorst ...
Windhorst is located in Ford County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Windhorst, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Windhorst is 2,360 feet [719 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Windhorst is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Windhorst lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Windhorst: 620
Communities near Windhorst ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Windhorst.
- Kinsley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spearville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bucklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Bucklin is located in Ford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucklin <3>
- Mullinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Ford is located in Ford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford <3>
- Offerle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ardell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ardell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Ardell is located in Edwards County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ardell
- From Windhorst to Ardell
- Wright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hodges
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hodges. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Hodges is located in Edwards County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hodges
- From Windhorst to Hodges
- Wilroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads
- Wilroads is located in Ford County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilroads
- From Windhorst to Wilroads
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 Windhorst. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windhorst.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Windhorst. 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 Windhorst.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Windhorst. See our Newspapers Page for Windhorst.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windhorst ...
Looking for more information about Windhorst? 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 Windhorst, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Windhorst.
Adding Windhorst to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Windhorst 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 Windhorst was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Windhorst post office opened in 1898.
We also found Windhorst on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Windhorst.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Ford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Windhorst - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |