Welcome to West Windsor ...

West Windsor is located in Eaton County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of West Windsor, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Windsor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for West Windsor: W. Windsor

West Windsor is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named West Windsor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named West Windsor - they are located in Maine, New Jersey and New York.

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

Communities near West Windsor ...

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

• Lansing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• East Lansing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
  • East Lansing is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lansing <4>
• Charlotte
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <4>
• Mason
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Grand Ledge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ledge
  • Grand Ledge is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ledge <4>
• Eaton Rapids
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Rapids
  • Eaton Rapids is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton Rapids <4>
• De Witt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <4>
• Portland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• Leslie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <4>
• Olivet
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
  • Olivet is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivet <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Windsor ...

Looking for more information about West 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Windsor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Windsor.

Adding West Windsor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Windsor post office opened in 1849.

We also found West Windsor in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Windsor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Windsor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Eaton County: www.eatoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/