Welcome to Winans ...
So far, we found very little information about Winans. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Winans to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Winans, please Contact Us.
Winans would have been located within present day Baltimore County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Winans, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Winans is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Winans was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Winans was located: 410, 443 & 667<4>
Websites for Winans ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.baltcountycc.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Winans, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Winans ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winans.
- Baltimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <5>
- Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
- Greenbelt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sykesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arundel Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Dorsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
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 Winans. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winans.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winans. 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 Winans.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winans. See our Newspapers Page for Winans.
Adding Winans to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Winans in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Winans was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Winans.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Winans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winans - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Winans area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Winans area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |