Welcome to Windygates ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Windygates, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Time Zone: Windygates lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC), CDT- Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC).

Area Codes for Windygates: 204, 431 & 584<1>

Communities near Windygates ...

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

• Morden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morden <2>
• Langdon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Langdon is located in Cavalier County (ND)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langdon <2>
• Manitou
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou <2>
• Wales
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wales is located in Cavalier County (ND)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wales <2>
• Hannah
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hannah is located in Cavalier County (ND)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannah <2>
• Mowbray ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
• Brown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Alexandria ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
• Kaleida
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaleida
• Snowflake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windygates ...

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

Adding Windygates to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Windygates was on a map titled Road Map for Manitoba and Saskatchewan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Windygates.