Welcome to Winchester ...

The village of Winchester is located in Adams County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Winchester: WIHN-cheh-stur<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winchester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1819.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Winchester has a population of 1,007 people<4> (see below for details).

Winchester is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Winchester is located in the (937) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Winchester had an population of 1,007 people. This is a decrease of 4.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Winchester had a population of 1,051 people. This makes Winchester the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,051 people, the population of Winchester increased 2.54% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,025 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Winchester.

Communities Also Named Winchester ...

While we believe that this Winchester is located in Adams County, we know of another 4 Ohio communities named Winchester. Those communities are located in the following counties: Champaign, Greene, Jackson and Richland County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Tennessee (2), Texas (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.

• Hillsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <6>
• Georgetown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <6>
• Mount Orab
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Orab have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Orab
  • Mount Orab is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Orab <6>
• West Union
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <6>
• Manchester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <6>
• Peebles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
  • Peebles is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peebles <6>
• Ripley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <6>
• Sardinia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardinia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
  • Sardinia is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardinia <6>
• Seaman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
  • Seaman is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaman <6>
• Russellville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 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 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Winchester, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Winchester.

Adding Winchester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winchester 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 Winchester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Winchester post office opened in 1819.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winchester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/