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Welcome to Winchester ...

Winchester is located in Johnson County<1>.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Winchester had a population of 8,530 people.<2> (see below for details).

Winchester is 3,000 feet [914 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Winchester is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Winchester: 423 & 729<4>

Communities Also Named Winchester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Winchester: This one is located in Johnson County and the other is located in Franklin County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 51 communities that are also named Winchester - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (5), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Winchester ...

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

  • Collingwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bristol
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Elizabethton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cross is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
  • Mountain City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunter Hills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
  • Bluff City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
    • Former name for Bluff City:
    • Zollicoffer
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <5>
  • Norris
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Norris is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
  • Trade
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Galloway Mill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 665 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winchester ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Winchester.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winchester - 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Winchester area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Winchester 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.