Welcome to Windsor Beach ...

Windsor Beach is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Windsor Beach, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Windsor Beach: Windsor Bch.

Windsor Beach is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Windsor Beach lies within the (585) area code.

Communities near Windsor Beach ...

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

• Rochester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <3>
• Brockport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockport
  • Brockport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockport <3>
• East Rochester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
  • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
• Hilton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
  • Hilton is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilton <3>
• Webster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <3>
• Fairport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Fairport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport <3>
• Spencerport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
  • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <3>
• Churchville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Churchville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churchville <3>
• Scottsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <3>
• Macedon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
  • Macedon is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 1,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macedon <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windsor Beach ...

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

Adding Windsor Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Windsor Beach 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 Windsor Beach was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

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