Welcome to West End ...

West End is located in Monmouth County<1>.

The location of West End 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 End, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

West End is near sea level<3>.

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

Websites for West End ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities Also Named West End ...

While we believe that this West End is located in Monmouth County, we know of another 2 New Jersey communities named West End. Those communities are located in the following counties: Gloucester and Hudson County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 51 communities that are also named West End - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (3), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New York (3), North Carolina, Pennsylvania (5), Saskatchewan, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (6) and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near West End ...

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

• Asbury Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
• Neptune City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
• Shrewsbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
• Loch Arbour
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Arbour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
  • Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
• Wanamassa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanamassa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamassa
  • Wanamassa is located in Monmouth County
• Ocean Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
  • Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
• Waterloo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Monmouth County
• West Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
  • West Grove is located in Monmouth County
• Shark River Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shark River Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
  • Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
• Belmar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
  • Belmar is located in Monmouth County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West End ...

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

Adding West End to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West End 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 End was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West End post office opened in 1881.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monmouth County: www.co.monmouth.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/