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Welcome to West Fryeburg ...

West Fryeburg is located in Oxford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Fryeburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for West Fryeburg: W. Fryeburg

West Fryeburg is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Fryeburg: 207

Communities near West Fryeburg ...

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

  • Conway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Naples
    (19 miles [30.6 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>
  • Fryeburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tamworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Harrison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bartlett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Madison
    (14 miles [22.5 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>
  • Sebago
    (19 miles [30.6 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>
  • Hiram
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Fryeburg ...

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

Adding West Fryeburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Fryeburg post office opened in 1888. The West Fryeburg post office closed in 1911.

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

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 Fryeburg - 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/