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Welcome to West Bend ...

West Bend is located in Clarke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Bend, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for West Bend: W. Bend

West Bend is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Bend lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named West Bend ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named West Bend - they are located in Iowa, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near West Bend ...

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

  • Butler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Millry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Silas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Coffeeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilbertown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Toxey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Toxey is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Needham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Needham is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
  • Bladon Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Campbell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Bend ...

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

Adding West Bend to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Bend 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 (so far) for West Bend was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Bend post office opened in 1888. The West Bend post office closed in 1914.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Bend - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/