Welcome to West Opening ...
West Opening is located in Dukes County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for West Opening: W. Opening
West Opening is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: West Opening lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Opening: 508 & 774<3>
Communities near West Opening ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Opening.
- Falmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Oak Bluffs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- Edgartown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Tisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- West Tisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Chilmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chilmark is located in Dukes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Aquinnah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aquinnah is located in Dukes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Former name for Aquinnah:
- Gay Head
- Gosnold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gosnold is located in Dukes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Vineyard Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
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- North Tisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
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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 Opening. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Opening.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Opening. 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 Opening.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Opening. See our Newspapers Page for West Opening.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Dukes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Opening - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the West Opening area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the West Opening area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |