Welcome to West Concord ...

West Concord is located in Middlesex County<1>.

The location of West Concord 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 Concord, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

A typical abbreviation for West Concord: W. Concord

West Concord is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named West Concord ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named West Concord - they are located in Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Vermont.

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

Communities near West Concord ...

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

• Boston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Lowell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Newton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
• Brookline
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 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 Concord. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Concord.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Concord ...

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

Adding West Concord to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Concord 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 Concord was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Concord post office opened in 1928.

We also found West Concord on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Massachusetts (1956).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/