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Welcome to Winameg ...

Winameg is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winameg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

Winameg is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Winameg: 419 & 567<3>

Communities near Winameg ...

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

  • Adrian
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Adrian is located in Lenawee County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <4>
  • Sylvania
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Napoleon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Wauseon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitehouse
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Archbold
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Swanton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Blissfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Delta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winameg ...

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

Adding Winameg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winameg 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 Winameg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Winameg post office opened in 1856. The Winameg post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winameg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winameg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Winameg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Winameg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/