Welcome to West Worthington ...

West Worthington is located in Hampshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Worthington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.

A typical abbreviation for West Worthington: W. Worthington

West Worthington is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Worthington: 413

Communities near West Worthington ...

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

• Pittsfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
• Northampton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
• Easthampton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
• Adams
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Adams is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
• Dalton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dalton is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
• Southampton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Southampton is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
• Lee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lee is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
• Lenox
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lenox is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
• Cheshire
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheshire is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
• Lanesborough
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 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 Worthington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Worthington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Worthington ...

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

Adding West Worthington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Worthington post office opened in 1839. The West Worthington post office closed in 1934.

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