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Welcome to West Brownfield ...

West Brownfield is located in Oxford County<1>.

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

West Brownfield is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Brownfield: 207

Communities near West Brownfield ...

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

  • Conway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Conway is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <3>
  • Bridgton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ossipee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ossipee is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossipee <3>
  • Naples
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Naples is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <3>
  • Limington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Fryeburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tamworth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Tamworth is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamworth <3>
  • Limerick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bartlett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartlett is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <3>

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 Brownfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Brownfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Brownfield ...

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

Adding West Brownfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Brownfield 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 Brownfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Brownfield post office opened in 1829. The West Brownfield post office closed in 1903.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Oxford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Brownfield - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/