Welcome to Winchendon Springs ...
Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Winchendon Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
A typical abbreviation for Winchendon Springs: Winchendon Spgs. (or less commonly used: Winchendon Spngs. or Winchendon Sprngs.)
Winchendon Springs is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Winchendon Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Winchendon Springs: 978 & 351<3>
The ZIP code for Winchendon Springs: 01477<4>
Communities near Winchendon Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winchendon Springs.
- Leominster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leominster is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
- Fitchburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- Gardner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gardner is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- Lunenburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Athol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Athol is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Townsend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- Templeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Templeton is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
- Westminster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
- Orange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Swanzey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Winchendon Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winchendon Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winchendon Springs. 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 Winchendon Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winchendon Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Winchendon Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winchendon Springs ...
Looking for more information about Winchendon Springs? 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 Winchendon Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Winchendon Springs.
Adding Winchendon Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Winchendon Springs 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 Winchendon Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Winchendon Springs post office opened in 1889.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Winchendon Springs.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winchendon Springs - 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 978 code has been Overlayed with the 351 area code. New phone numbers in the Winchendon Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 978 or 351. As a result, placing a call in the Winchendon Springs 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 Winchendon Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Winchendon Springs 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/ |