Welcome to West Brewster ...
West Brewster is located in Barnstable County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of West Brewster, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Brewster, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
A typical abbreviation for West Brewster: W. Brewster
West Brewster is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: West Brewster lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for West Brewster: (508) and (774)<4>
Communities near West Brewster ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Brewster.
- Barnstable
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
- Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
- Barnstable has also been known as:
- Barnstable Village
- Barnstable Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Yarmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Sandwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Dennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Harwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Orleans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Eastham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Wellfleet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Brewster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Brewster.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Brewster. 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 Brewster.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Brewster. See our Newspapers Page for West Brewster.
Adding West Brewster to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Brewster 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 Brewster was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found West Brewster in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Brewster.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Brewster. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Brewster - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (774) is an overlay for area code (508). |
| <5> | 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. |