Welcome to West Fryeburg ...

West Fryeburg is located in Oxford County<1>.

The location of West Fryeburg 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 Fryeburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for West Fryeburg: W. Fryeburg

West Fryeburg is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Fryeburg is located in the (207) area code.

Communities near West Fryeburg ...

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

• Conway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Bridgton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
  • Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <4>
• Naples
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Naples is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <4>
• Fryeburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fryeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg
  • Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryeburg <4>
• Tamworth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamworth
  • Tamworth is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamworth <4>
• Harrison
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• Bartlett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
• Madison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Sebago
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago
  • Sebago is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebago <4>
• Hiram
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
  • Hiram is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiram <4>

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 Fryeburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Fryeburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Fryeburg ...

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

Adding West Fryeburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Fryeburg post office opened in 1888.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/