Welcome to Winterset ...

Winterset is located in Guernsey County<1>.

The pronunciation of Winterset: WINH-tur-set<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winterset, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Winterset is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Winterset is within the (740) area code.

Going back to its beginning, Winterset was originally named Winchester. For more information about the names of Winterset, see The Names of Winterset on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Winterset ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Winterset - they are located in Iowa, Kansas and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Winterset ...

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

• Cambridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>
• Barnesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <4>
• Newcomerstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <4>
• Byesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byesville
  • Byesville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byesville <4>
• New Concord
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
  • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <4>
• Gnadenhutten
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gnadenhutten have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnadenhutten
  • Gnadenhutten is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gnadenhutten <4>
• Bethesda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethesda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
  • Bethesda is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethesda <4>
• Flushing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
  • Flushing is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <4>
• Port Washington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
  • Port Washington is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Washington <4>
• Quaker City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
  • Quaker City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker City <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 Winterset. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winterset.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winterset ...

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

Adding Winterset to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Winterset post office opened in 1892.

We also found Winterset on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winterset.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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