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Welcome to West Hawley ...

West Hawley is located in Franklin County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of West Hawley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for West Hawley: W. Hawley

West Hawley is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named West Hawley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Hawley - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near West Hawley ...

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

  • Pittsfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
  • Greenfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
  • North Adams
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
    • North Adams is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
  • Adams
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
  • Williamstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
  • Dalton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Dalton is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
  • Deerfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Deerfield is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
  • Sunderland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
    • Sunderland is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
  • Cheshire
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
    • Cheshire is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
  • Lanesborough
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
    • Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 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 West Hawley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Hawley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Hawley ...

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

Adding West Hawley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Hawley 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 West Hawley was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Hawley.

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Hawley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.









 

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