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Welcome to Windsor Mills ...

Windsor Mills is located in Ashtabula County<1>.

The pronunciation of Windsor Mills: WIHND-zur<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Windsor Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Windsor Mills: Windsor Mls. (or less commonly used: Windsor Mlls.)

Windsor Mills is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Windsor Mills: 440 & 436<4>

Communities near Windsor Mills ...

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

  • Painesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Kirtland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Cortland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Geneva
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Geneva is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <5>
  • Chardon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Huntsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
  • Madison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Middlefield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Garrettsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windsor Mills ...

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

Adding Windsor Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Windsor Mills post office opened in 1874. The Windsor Mills post office closed in 1913.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Ashtabula, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Windsor Mills. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Windsor Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 440 code has been Overlayed with the 436 area code. New phone numbers in the Windsor Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 440 or 436. As a result, placing a call in the Windsor Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/