Welcome to West Willington ...
West Willington is located in Tolland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Willington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
A typical abbreviation for West Willington: W. Willington
West Willington is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Willington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Willington: 860 & 959<3>
Communities near West Willington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Willington.
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
- East Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
- East Hartford is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,630 people
- Enfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Glastonbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
- Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
- Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - South Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- South Windsor is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,102 people
- Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Tolland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
- Windham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Southbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
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 Willington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Willington.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Willington. 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 Willington.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Willington. See our Newspapers Page for West Willington.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Willington ...
Looking for more information about West Willington? 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 Willington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Willington.
Adding West Willington to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Willington 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 Willington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the West Willington post office opened in 1850.
We also found West Willington in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Willington.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Willington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Tolland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Willington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 860 code has been Overlayed with the 959 area code. New phone numbers in the West Willington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 860 or 959. As a result, placing a call in the West Willington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |