Welcome to West Medway ...

West Medway is located in Norfolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Medway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1834.

A typical abbreviation for West Medway: W. Medway

West Medway is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near West Medway ...

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

• Newton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Framingham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Pawtucket
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Waltham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Attleboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Woonsocket
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Marlborough
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
• Shrewsbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
• Natick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Natick is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
• Cumberland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 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 Medway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Medway.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Medway ...

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

Adding West Medway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Medway 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 Medway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the West Medway post office opened in 1834. The West Medway post office closed in 1963.

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