Welcome to West Day ...

West Day is located in Saratoga County<1>.

The location of West Day 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 Day, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for West Day: W. Day

West Day is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Day lies within the (518) area code.

Communities near West Day ...

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

• Corinth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corinth is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <4>
• Broadalbin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadalbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadalbin
  • Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadalbin <4>
• Northville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
  • Northville is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northville <4>
• Mayfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
• Galway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galway
  • Galway is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galway <4>
• Harrisburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
• Hope
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Hamilton County
• Cranberry Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
  • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
• Hadley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
  • Hadley is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadley <4>
• Lake Luzerne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Luzerne
  • Lake Luzerne is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Luzerne <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 Day. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Day.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Day ...

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

Adding West Day to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Day post office opened in 1833.

We also found West Day in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/