Do you know of Winchester ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Winchester. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Winchester.

Our sources for Winchester (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Winchester other than they indicate that Winchester would be found somewhere in Union County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1850 and closed  in 1904.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Winchester ...

We found 53 communities that share the name Winchester.

Within North Carolina, the name Winchester is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 50 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 50 communities, 48 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Winchester, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arizona
    • La Paz County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Winchester [La Paz County].
  • Arkansas
    • Drew County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Winchester [Drew County].
  • California
    • Riverside County
    • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Winchester [Riverside County].
    • San Diego County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Winchester [San Diego County].
  • Connecticut
    • Litchfield County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Winchester [Litchfield County].
  • Georgia
    • Macon County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Winchester [Macon County].
  • Idaho
    • Lewis County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Winchester [Lewis County].
  • Illinois
    • Scott County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Winchester [Scott County].
  • Indiana
    • Randolph County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Winchester [Randolph County].
  • Iowa
    • Van Buren County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Winchester [Van Buren County].
  • Kansas
    • Douglas County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Winchester [Douglas County].
    • Jefferson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Winchester [Jefferson County].
  • Kentucky
    • Clark County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Winchester [Clark County].
  • Louisiana
    • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Winchester [East Baton Rouge Parish].
    • Saint James Parish
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Winchester [Saint James Parish].
  • Manitoba
    • Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Winchester.
  • Maryland
    • Allegany County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Winchester [Allegany County].
    • Anne Arundel County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Winchester [Anne Arundel County].
    • Cecil County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Winchester [Cecil County].
    • Garrett County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Winchester [Garrett County].
  • Massachusetts
    • Middlesex County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Winchester [Middlesex County].
  • Michigan
    • Mecosta County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Winchester [Mecosta County].
    • Monroe County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Winchester [Monroe County].
  • Mississippi
    • Wayne County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Winchester [Wayne County].
  • Missouri
    • Clark County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Winchester [Clark County].
    • New Madrid County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Winchester [New Madrid County].
    • Saint Louis County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Winchester [Saint Louis County].
  • Nevada
    • Clark County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Winchester [Clark County].
  • New Hampshire
    • Cheshire County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Winchester [Cheshire County].
  • New York
    • Erie County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Winchester [Erie County].
  • North Dakota
    • Emmons County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Winchester [Emmons County].
  • Ohio
    • Adams County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Winchester [Adams County].
    • Champaign County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Winchester [Champaign County].
    • Greene County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Winchester [Greene County].
    • Jackson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Winchester [Jackson County].
    • Richland County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Winchester [Richland County].
  • Oklahoma
    • Okmulgee County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Winchester [Okmulgee County].
    • Woods County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Winchester [Woods County].
  • Ontario
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Winchester.
  • Oregon
    • Douglas County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Winchester [Douglas County].
  • Tennessee
    • Franklin County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Winchester [Franklin County].
    • Johnson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Winchester [Johnson County].
  • Texas
    • Fayette County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Winchester [Fayette County].
    • Harris County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Winchester [Harris County].
  • Virginia
    • Frederick County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Winchester [Frederick County].
    • Winchester City
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Winchester [Winchester City].
  • Washington
    • Grant County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Winchester [Grant County].
  • Wisconsin
    • Vilas County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Winchester [Vilas County].
    • Winnebago County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Winchester [Winnebago County].
  • Wyoming
    • Washakie County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Winchester [Washakie County].

• Communities Beyond North America ...
  • England
    • We haven't found the location of this Winchester
  • Jamaica
    • We haven't found the location of this Winchester
  • New Zealand
    • We haven't found the location of this Winchester

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Winchester ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Winchester:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Winchester - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Union County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Union County.