Welcome to West Quincy ...

West Quincy is located in Marion County<1>.

The location of West Quincy 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 Quincy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

A typical abbreviation for West Quincy: W. Quincy

West Quincy is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for West Quincy: (573)

Communities Also Named West Quincy ...

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

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

Communities near West Quincy ...

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

• Hannibal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hannibal is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
• Palmyra
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Canton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Payson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
  • Payson is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <4>
• Mendon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
  • Mendon is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <4>
• La Grange
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
• Ursa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursa
  • Ursa is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ursa <4>
• Liberty
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Ewing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
  • Ewing is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <4>
• Hull
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Hull is located in Pike County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <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 Quincy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Quincy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Quincy ...

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

Adding West Quincy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Quincy 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 Quincy was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1860.

We also found West Quincy in the book titled .<5> From that list, the West Quincy post office opened in 1861.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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