Profile for Winchester, Kentucky, KY

Winchester is in Bluegrass country

Henry Clay made his first and last speeches in the county courthouse

Drinks: Ale-8-One

Filming location for:
· 2005 movie, "Elizabethtown"

Local festivals include:

• Clark County Fair - July 28-Aug. 4, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Lower Howard's Creek Nature & Heritage Preserve

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Winchester

Cemeteries (10)

Communities (5)

Hotels (4)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

Parks (1)

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• School enrollment & education levels in Winchester
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• Clark County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Kentucky
• State data - Kentucky
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Winchester demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Clark County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Lexington area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 40391 ZIP code.

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10% of Winchester residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Winchester ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Winchester
• Cemeteries in Clark County
• Libraries in or near Winchester

Post a query on a message board:

• Clark County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - KY data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Winchester museums
• Winchester historic sites
• Winchester area parks
• Wineries near Winchester

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• Winchester area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Clark County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Kentucky cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Winchester
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Clark County

• Winchester business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Kentucky
• Local ordinances in Kentucky (Partial selection)

• Crime in Clark County
• Arrests in Clark County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Kentucky
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Winchester was $15,611, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Clark County economic census
• Clark County economic summary
• Clark County employment growth
• Clark County unemployment rate
• Kentucky economic data

13% of Winchester residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Winchester
• Colleges in Kentucky
• Learning Disabilities Association in Kentucky
• Schools in or near Winchester
• School districts in or near Winchester
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Kentucky high schools

• Movies & TV shows filmed in Winchester
• Movies playing in or near Winchester
• YouTube videos about Winchester

• Air pollution in Clark County
• Diesel soot in Clark County
• Land contamination in Clark County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Kentucky
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Clark County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Kentucky

Winchester festival dates:

• Clark County Fair - July 28-Aug. 4, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Winchester festival web sites:

• Clark County Fair
• Daniel Boone Pioneer Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Kentucky county fairs
• Kentucky festivals (Kentucky tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Winchester

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Winchester
• Geocaches in Kentucky

• Winchester items now on sale

• Clark County government
• Kentucky state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Winchester medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Winchester
• Historic sites in Kentucky
• Museums in or near Winchester
• Museums in Kentucky
• Kentucky state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Clark County genealogy forum

Median rent in Winchester, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $388.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $752.

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• Jobs in the Winchester area
• Job services in Kentucky
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Winchester include Clark County Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Winchester

• Kentucky library

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• Census map of Winchester area
• Historic maps of KY cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Kentucky
• Topographic map of Winchester

Newspapers in Winchester include Winchester Sun

• Daily newspapers in or near Winchester
• AM radio stations in or near Winchester
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• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Kentucky

• Military bases in Kentucky
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Winchester
• Search obituaries in Kentucky
• Recent death notices - selected KY newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Kentucky
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Kentucky
• Lions clubs in Kentucky
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Winchester
• Rotary club search
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• Parks near Winchester
• National forests in Kentucky
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• Find a local animal shelter
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Clark County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Winchester political report.

• Kentucky Democratic party
• Kentucky Republican party
• Kentucky elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Winchester
• Total membership by faith, in Clark County

• Chowhound message boards for KY

The average commute time for Winchester workers is 22 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 1 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Winchester between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Winchester include Best Western, Days Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Quality Inn & Suites.

• Winchester travel guide
• Airports near Winchester
• Hotels near Winchester
• Kentucky tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Kentucky
• Wildlife refuges in Kentucky

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