Welcome to Winthrop Center ...
Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Winthrop Center, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
A typical abbreviation for Winthrop Center: Winthrop Ctr. (or less commonly used: Winthrop Cen., Winthrop Cent. or Winthrop Cntr.)
Winthrop Center is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Winthrop Center lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Winthrop Center: 207
Communities near Winthrop Center ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winthrop Center.
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Kennebec County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <3>
- Turner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <3>
- Gardiner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sabattus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sidney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sidney
- From Winthrop Center to Sidney
- Vassalboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vassalboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassalboro
- Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vassalboro <3>
- Greene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Winthrop Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winthrop Center.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winthrop Center. 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 Winthrop Center.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winthrop Center. See our Newspapers Page for Winthrop Center.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winthrop Center ...
Looking for more information about Winthrop Center? 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 Winthrop Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Winthrop Center.
Adding Winthrop Center to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Winthrop Center 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 Winthrop Center was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Winthrop Center post office opened in 1886.
We also found Winthrop Center in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Winthrop Center.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Kennebec, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winthrop Center - 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/ |