Welcome to West Florence ...

West Florence is located in Preble County<1>.

The location of West Florence 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 Florence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

A typical abbreviation for West Florence: W. Florence

West Florence is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named West Florence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Florence - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near West Florence ...

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

• Richmond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Oxford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Eaton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <4>
• Brookville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• New Lebanon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
  • New Lebanon is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lebanon <4>
• Centerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
• Liberty
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 Union County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Camden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
• Lewisburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• New Paris
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
  • New Paris is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <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 Florence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Florence.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Florence ...

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

Adding West Florence to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Florence post office opened in 1837.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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