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Welcome to South Windsor ...

South Windsor is located in Broome County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Windsor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.

A typical abbreviation for South Windsor: S. Windsor

South Windsor is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Windsor: 607

Communities Also Named South Windsor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named South Windsor - they are located in Connecticut, Maine and Ontario.

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

Communities near South Windsor ...

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

  • Binghamton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Johnson City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Port Dickinson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Deposit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Montrose
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <3>
  • Susquehanna Depot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Bainbridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hallstead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <3>
  • Hancock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Windsor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Windsor is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Windsor ...

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

Adding South Windsor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Windsor post office opened in 1839. The South Windsor post office closed in 1866.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Broome, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Windsor - 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/