Welcome to Windfall ...

Windfall is located in Medina County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Windfall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Windfall is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Windfall: (330) and (234)<3>

Communities Also Named Windfall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Windfall - they are located in Indiana, Louisiana, Ontario (2) and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Windfall ...

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

• Akron
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
• Parma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <4>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <4>
• Strongsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
  • Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <4>
• Brunswick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Stow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <4>
• North Royalton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
  • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <4>
• Medina
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
• Barberton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
  • Barberton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberton <4>
• Wadsworth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
  • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <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 Windfall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windfall.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windfall ...

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

Adding Windfall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Windfall 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 Windfall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Windfall post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Windfall.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Medina County: www.co.medina.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/