Welcome to West Dudley ...

West Dudley is located in Worcester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Dudley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.

A typical abbreviation for West Dudley: W. Dudley

West Dudley is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near West Dudley ...

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

• Worcester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Worcester is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
• Grafton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Grafton is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
• Killingly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
• Webster
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Webster is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
  • Webster has also been known as:
  • Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
• Burrillville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
• Southbridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Southbridge is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
• Auburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
• Northbridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Northbridge is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
• Uxbridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
• Millbury
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Millbury is located in Worcester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 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 Dudley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Dudley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Dudley ...

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

Adding West Dudley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Dudley 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 (so far) for West Dudley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the West Dudley post office opened in 1868. The West Dudley post office closed in 1939.

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