Welcome to West Berkshire ...
West Berkshire is located in Franklin County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of West Berkshire, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Berkshire, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.
A typical abbreviation for West Berkshire: W. Berkshire
West Berkshire is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: West Berkshire lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
West Berkshire is located in the (802) area code.
Communities near West Berkshire ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Berkshire.
- Cowansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowansville
- Saint Albans
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
- Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,799 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <4>
- Swanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Lac Brome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Sutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Highgate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Dunham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Enosburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg
- Enosburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enosburg <4>
- Brigham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Swanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Swanton is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <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 Berkshire. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Berkshire.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Berkshire. 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 Berkshire.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Berkshire ...
Looking for more information about West Berkshire? 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 Berkshire, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Berkshire.
Adding West Berkshire to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Berkshire 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 Berkshire was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the West Berkshire post office opened in 1838.
We also found West Berkshire in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Berkshire.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Berkshire. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Berkshire - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |