Welcome to West Wrentham ...

West Wrentham is located in Norfolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Wrentham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for West Wrentham: W. Wrentham

West Wrentham is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near West Wrentham ...

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

• Providence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Cranston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Framingham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Pawtucket
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Taunton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• East Providence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Attleboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Woonsocket
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Natick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Natick is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
• Cumberland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 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 Wrentham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Wrentham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Wrentham ...

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

Adding West Wrentham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Wrentham post office opened in 1833. The West Wrentham post office closed in 1919.

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