Welcome to Windy ...

Windy is located in Wirt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Windy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Windy is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Windy: (304) & (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Windy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Windy - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, Kentucky and Virginia.

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

Communities near Windy ...

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

• Parkersburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <4>
• Vienna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
• Belpre
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <4>
• Ravenswood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <4>
• Ripley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
• Spencer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• Elizabeth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
• North Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
  • North Hills is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Coolville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolville
  • Coolville is located in Athens County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolville <4>
• Reedy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
  • Reedy is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 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 Windy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windy ...

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

Adding Windy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Windy 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 Windy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Windy post office opened in 1890.

We also found Windy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Windy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Windy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/