Welcome to Windom ...
Windom is located in Lancaster County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Windom, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Windom is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Windom lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Windom: 717 & 223<3>
Communities Also Named Windom ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Windom - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Washington and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Windom.
Communities near Windom ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Windom.
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lancaster
- From Windom to Lancaster
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- York is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to York
- From Windom to York
- Ephrata
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
- Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ephrata
- From Windom to Ephrata
- Elizabethtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
- Lititz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
- Lititz is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lititz
- From Windom to Lititz
- Mount Joy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Joy
- From Windom to Mount Joy
- Red Lion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Red Lion is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Red Lion
- From Windom to Red Lion
- New Holland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- New Holland is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Holland
- From Windom to New Holland
- Manheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manheim
- Manheim is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manheim <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Manheim
- From Windom to Manheim
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 Windom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windom.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Windom. 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 Windom.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Windom. See our Newspapers Page for Windom.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windom ...
Looking for more information about Windom? 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 Windom, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Windom.
Adding Windom to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Windom 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 Windom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Windom post office opened in 1889.
We also found Windom in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Windom.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Windom. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Windom - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Windom area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Windom area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |