Welcome to Windham Depot ...
Windham Depot is located in Rockingham County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Windham Depot, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.
Windham Depot is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Windham Depot lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Windham Depot: 603
Communities near Windham Depot ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Windham Depot.
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
- Nashua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Essex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Haverhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Methuen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methuen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
- Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Billerica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
- Billerica is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
- Andover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- Chelmsford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
- Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
- Derry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Windham Depot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windham Depot.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Windham Depot. 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 Windham Depot.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Windham Depot. See our Newspapers Page for Windham Depot.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windham Depot ...
Looking for more information about Windham Depot? 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 Windham Depot, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Windham Depot.
Adding Windham Depot to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Windham Depot 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 Windham Depot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Windham Depot post office opened in 1865.
We also found Windham Depot in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Windham Depot.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Windham Depot - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |