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Welcome to Winkle ...

Winkle is located in Highland County<1>.


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


The pronunciation of Winkle: WIHN-kuhl<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winkle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Winkle is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Winkle: 937 & 326<5>

Communities Also Named Winkle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Winkle - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Winkle ...

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

  • Hillsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Blanchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <6>
  • Mount Orab
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Orab have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Orab
    • Mount Orab is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Orab <6>
  • Williamsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Clermont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <6>
  • Lynchburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in Highland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <6>
  • Leesburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • New Vienna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sardinia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Winchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winkle ...

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

Adding Winkle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winkle 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 Winkle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Winkle post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winkle.

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

The official website for Highland County: www.highland-co.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Highland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Winkle. 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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winkle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Winkle area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Winkle area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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