Welcome to West End ...

West End is located in Alameda County<1>.

The location of West End 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 End, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

West End is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: West End lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named West End ...

While we believe that this West End is located in Alameda County, we know of another 2 California communities named West End. Those communities are located in the following counties: Marin and San Bernardino County.

Beyond California, there are 51 communities that are also named West End - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey (3), New York (3), North Carolina, Pennsylvania (5), Saskatchewan, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (6) and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near West End ...

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

• San Francisco
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Francisco
  • San Francisco is located in San Francisco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 866,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Francisco <4>
• Hayward
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
  • Hayward is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayward <4>
• Concord
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
• Berkeley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
  • Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <4>
• Richmond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Daly City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daly City
  • Daly City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daly City <4>
• San Mateo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mateo
  • San Mateo is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Mateo <4>
• San Leandro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leandro
  • San Leandro is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Leandro <4>
• San Ramon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon
  • San Ramon is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Ramon <4>
• Union City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
  • Former name for Union City:
  • Decoto
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <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 End. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West End.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West End ...

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

Adding West End to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West End in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West End was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West End post office opened in 1877.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/