Welcome to West Cornwall ...
West Cornwall is located in Addison County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Cornwall, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for West Cornwall: W. Cornwall
West Cornwall is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Cornwall lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for West Cornwall: (802)
Communities Also Named West Cornwall ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Cornwall - they are located in Connecticut and New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Cornwall.
Communities near West Cornwall ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Cornwall.
- Middlebury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
- Middlebury is located in Addison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Brandon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Ticonderoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticonderoga
- Ticonderoga is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ticonderoga <4>
- Pittsford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Ferrisburgh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrisburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburgh
- Ferrisburgh is located in Addison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Ferrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrisburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburg
- Ferrisburg is located in Addison County
- Vergennes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vergennes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergennes
- Vergennes is located in Addison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergennes <4>
- Monkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Addison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <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 Cornwall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Cornwall.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Cornwall. 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 Cornwall.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Cornwall. See our Newspapers Page for West Cornwall.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Cornwall ...
Looking for more information about West Cornwall? 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 Cornwall, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Cornwall.
Adding West Cornwall to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Cornwall 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 Cornwall was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found West Cornwall on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Vermont (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Cornwall.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Cornwall. 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 Addison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Cornwall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |