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Welcome to Winchester ...

Winchester is located on the Gulf Coast.

Winchester is located in Harris County<1>.

Winchester is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Winchester lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Winchester ...

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

Beyond Texas, 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, Tennessee (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.

  • Houston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pasadena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Pearland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Land
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Missouri City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendswood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Alvin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <3>
  • Bellaire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • South Houston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Stafford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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 Texas' counties, including Harris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winchester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.