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Welcome to West Athens ...

West Athens is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Athens, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for West Athens: W. Athens

West Athens is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Athens: 207

Communities Also Named West Athens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named West Athens - they are located in California, New York and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Athens.

Communities near West Athens ...

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

  • Skowhegan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Madison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittsfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Norridgewock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Anson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Anson is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,397 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <3>
  • Canaan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Albans
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Palmyra
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cornville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cornville is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 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 Athens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Athens.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Athens ...

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

Adding West Athens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Athens 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 Athens was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Athens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.