Welcome to Winterham ...
Winterham is located in Amelia County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Winterham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.
Winterham is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Winterham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Winterham: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Winterham ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winterham.
- Crewe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burkeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Masons Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Pilkinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Lodore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Dorset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Earls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Paineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Belona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Winterpock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
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 Winterham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winterham.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winterham. 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 Winterham.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winterham. See our Newspapers Page for Winterham.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winterham ...
Looking for more information about Winterham? 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 Winterham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Winterham.
Adding Winterham to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Winterham 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 (so far) for Winterham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Winterham post office opened in 1852. The Winterham post office closed in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Winterham.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Amelia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winterham - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Winterham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Winterham 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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |