Welcome to West Park ...

West Park is located in Alachua County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Park: W. Park

West Park is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for West Park: 352

Communities Also Named West Park ...

While we believe that this West Park is located in Alachua County, we know of another 2 Florida communities named West Park. Those communities are located in the following counties: Broward and Hillsborough County.

Beyond Florida, there are 15 communities that are also named West Park - they are located in California, Delaware, New York, Ohio (4), Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near West Park ...

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

• Gainesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <3>
• Alachua
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alachua
  • Alachua is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alachua <3>
• Newberry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <3>
• High Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Springs
  • High Springs is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Springs <3>
• Williston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Williston is located in Levy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williston <3>
• Hawthorne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <3>
• Archer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Archer is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer <3>
• Waldo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Waldo is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <3>
• Micanopy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy
  • Micanopy is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Micanopy <3>
• McIntosh
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • McIntosh is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Park ...

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