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Welcome to Windsor ...

Windsor is located in Casey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Windsor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Windsor is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Windsor is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Windsor: 270 & 364<3>

The ZIP code for Windsor: 42565<4>

Communities Also Named Windsor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Windsor - they are located in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec (3), South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Windsor ...

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

  • Somerset
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Russell Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferguson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
  • Burnside
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Science Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Eubank
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Evona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Evona is located in Casey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
  • Salem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windsor ...

Looking for more information about Windsor? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Windsor, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Windsor.

Adding Windsor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Windsor 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 (so far) for Windsor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Windsor post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Windsor.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Casey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Windsor - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Windsor area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Windsor area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Windsor). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Windsor or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/