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Welcome to Windham Center ...

Windham Center is located in Bradford County<1>.


The location of Windham Center has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Windham Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Windham Center: Windham Ctr. (or less commonly used: Windham Cen., Windham Cent. or Windham Cntr.)

Windham Center is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Windham Center lies within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Windham Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Windham Center - it's located in Maine.

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

Communities near Windham Center ...

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

  • Endicott
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
    • Endicott is located in Broome County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,425 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <4>
  • Sayre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Sayre is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <4>
  • Waverly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
  • Owego
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
    • Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <4>
  • Athens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
  • Towanda
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
    • Towanda is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <4>
  • South Waverly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
    • South Waverly is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
  • Newark Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Candor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
    • Candor is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <4>
  • Spencer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <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 Windham Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windham Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windham Center ...

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

Adding Windham Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Windham Center 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 Windham Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Windham Center on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Windham Center.

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

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bradford, 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Windham Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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