Welcome to West Pelham ...

West Pelham is located in Hampshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Pelham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for West Pelham: W. Pelham

West Pelham is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Pelham: 413

Communities near West Pelham ...

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

• Springfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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  • Springfield is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Springfield
  • From West Pelham to Springfield
• Chicopee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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  • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chicopee
  • From West Pelham to Chicopee
• Holyoke
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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  • Holyoke is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From West Pelham to Holyoke
• Northampton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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  • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From West Pelham to Northampton
• Ludlow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
• South Hadley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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  • South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From West Pelham to South Hadley
• Greenfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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  • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From West Pelham to Greenfield
• Easthampton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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  • Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Easthampton
  • From West Pelham to Easthampton
• Belchertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belchertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
  • Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Belchertown
  • From West Pelham to Belchertown
• Wilbraham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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  • Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilbraham
  • From West Pelham to Wilbraham

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Pelham ...

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

Adding West Pelham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Pelham 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 Pelham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the West Pelham post office opened in 1887.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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