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Welcome to Windom ...

Windom is located in Yancey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Windom, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Windom is 2,530 feet [771 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Windom is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Windom: 828

Communities Also Named Windom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Windom - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Websites for Windom ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yanceychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Windom, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Windom ...

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

  • Erwin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <3>
  • Unicoi
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <3>
  • Woodby Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
  • Spruce Pine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mars Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Banner Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
  • Ernestville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
  • Montreat
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bakersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossnore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windom ...

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

Adding Windom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Windom 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 (so far) for Windom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Windom post office opened in 1889. The Windom post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Windom.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Yancey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Windom - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/