Welcome to West Whately ...

West Whately is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Whately, you might consider that their post office opened in 1829.

A typical abbreviation for West Whately: W. Whately

West Whately is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near West Whately ...

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

• Springfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Springfield is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
• Chicopee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
• Westfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Westfield is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
• Amherst
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
• Holyoke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holyoke is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
• Agawam
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Agawam is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
• West Springfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • West Springfield is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
• Northampton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
• Ludlow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
• South Hadley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 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 Whately. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Whately.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Whately ...

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

Adding West Whately to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Whately post office opened in 1829. The West Whately post office closed in 1838.

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