Welcome to Windom ...

Windom is located in Erie County<1>.

The location of Windom has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Windom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Windom is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Windom lies within the (716) area code.

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, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Windom ...

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

• Buffalo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• North Tonawanda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
  • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
• Fort Erie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Erie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Erie <4>
• Lackawanna
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <4>
• Kenmore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
  • Kenmore is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <4>
• Depew
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <4>
• Tonawanda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonawanda
  • Tonawanda is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonawanda <4>
• Lancaster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Hamburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• East Aurora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
  • East Aurora is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <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 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 for Windom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Windom post office opened in 1891.

We also found Windom in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Windom.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/