Welcome to West York ...

West York is located in Crawford County<1>.

The location of West York 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 York, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for West York: W. York

West York is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from West York (for example, toward Shelburn (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

West York is within the boundaries of the (618) area code.

The ZIP code for West York: 62478<4>

Communities Also Named West York ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West York - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near West York ...

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

• Robinson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Robinson is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <5>
• Sullivan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <5>
• Marshall
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
• Casey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
  • Casey is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <5>
• Oblong
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
  • Oblong is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <5>
• Palestine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <5>
• Shelburn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
  • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <5>
• Martinsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <5>
• Farmersburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
  • Farmersburg is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersburg <5>
• Hutsonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutsonville
  • Hutsonville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutsonville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West York ...

Looking for more information about West York? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for West York, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West York.

Adding West York to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West York 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 York was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the West York post office opened in 1878.

We also found West York on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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