Welcome to Winthrop ...

Winthrop is located in Buchanan County<1>.

The location of Winthrop has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winthrop, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Winthrop is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Winthrop is located in the (816) area code.

Communities Also Named Winthrop ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Winthrop - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, South Dakota and Washington.

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

Communities near Winthrop ...

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

• Leavenworth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <4>
• Weston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <4>
• Wathena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
  • Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <4>
• Elwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
• Troy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
• Nortonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
  • Nortonville is located in Jefferson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <4>
• Dearborn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
  • Dearborn is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <4>
• Winchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Jefferson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Effingham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
  • Effingham is located in Atchison County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <4>
• Lancaster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Atchison County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 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 Winthrop. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winthrop.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winthrop ...

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

Adding Winthrop to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winthrop 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 Winthrop was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Winthrop post office opened in 1861.

We also found Winthrop in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winthrop.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Buchanan County: www.co.buchanan.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/