Welcome to West Leyden ...

West Leyden is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Leyden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

A typical abbreviation for West Leyden: W. Leyden

West Leyden is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named West Leyden ...

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

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

Communities near West Leyden ...

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

• Greenfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
• Brattleboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
  • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
• Montague
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Montague is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
• Orange
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
• Deerfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Deerfield is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
• Winchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winchester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Hinsdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
  • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <5>
• Chesterfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <5>
• Sunderland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
  • Sunderland is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
• Northfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 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 Leyden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Leyden.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Leyden ...

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

Adding West Leyden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the West Leyden post office opened in 1882.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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