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Welcome to West Denmark ...

West Denmark is located in Oxford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Denmark, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for West Denmark: W. Denmark

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

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

Area Code for West Denmark: 207

Communities Also Named West Denmark ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Denmark - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near West Denmark ...

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

  • Conway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Naples
    (13 miles [20.9 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Casco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Casco is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <3>
  • Fryeburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Harrison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Madison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,632 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
  • Parsonsfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Sebago
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sebago is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebago <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 Denmark. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Denmark.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Denmark ...

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

Adding West Denmark to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Denmark post office opened in 1889. The West Denmark post office closed in 1900.

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

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 Denmark - 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/