Welcome to West Gloucester ...

West Gloucester is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Gloucester, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for West Gloucester: W. Gloucester

West Gloucester is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near West Gloucester ...

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

Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lynn
- From West Gloucester to Lynn
Peabody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Peabody
- From West Gloucester to Peabody
Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Salem is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Salem
- From West Gloucester to Salem
Beverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beverly
- From West Gloucester to Beverly
Saugus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saugus
- From West Gloucester to Saugus
Danvers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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- Danvers is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Danvers
- From West Gloucester to Danvers
Wakefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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- Wakefield is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wakefield
- From West Gloucester to Wakefield
Marblehead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
Newburyport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Newburyport is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newburyport
- From West Gloucester to Newburyport
North Reading
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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- North Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Reading
- From West Gloucester to North Reading

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Gloucester ...

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

Adding West Gloucester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Gloucester 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 Gloucester was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found West Gloucester in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Gloucester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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.