Welcome to West Rutland ...
West Rutland is located in Worcester County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Rutland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
A typical abbreviation for West Rutland: W. Rutland
West Rutland is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Rutland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named West Rutland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Rutland - it's located in Vermont.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Rutland.
Communities near West Rutland ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Rutland.
- Worcester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- Leominster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
- Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
- Fitchburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- Shrewsbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
- Gardner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- Holden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Holden is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
- Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
- Southbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Northborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northborough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northborough
- Northborough is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 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 Rutland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Rutland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Rutland. 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 Rutland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Rutland. See our Newspapers Page for West Rutland.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Rutland ...
Looking for more information about West Rutland? 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 Rutland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Rutland.
Adding West Rutland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Rutland 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 Rutland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
X2X - From that list, the West Rutland post office opened in 1849.
We also found West Rutland in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Rutland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Rutland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Rutland - 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. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |