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Welcome to South Windham ...

South Windham is located in Windham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Windham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for South Windham: S. Windham

South Windham is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Windham: 802

Communities Also Named South Windham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named South Windham - they are located in Connecticut, Maine and New Hampshire.

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

Communities near South Windham ...

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

  • Brattleboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Brattleboro is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
  • Springfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Springfield is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
  • Charlestown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockingham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rockingham is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
  • Manchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Manchester is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
  • Walpole
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Chester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chester is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
  • Bellows Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Westminster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Westminster is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
  • Putney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Putney is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 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 South Windham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Windham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Windham ...

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

Adding South Windham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Windham 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 South Windham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the South Windham post office opened in 1849. The South Windham post office closed in 1967.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Windham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Windham - 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.
<4>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/