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Welcome to West Hampden ...

West Hampden is located in Penobscot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Hampden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1840.

A typical abbreviation for West Hampden: W. Hampden

West Hampden is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Hampden: 207

Communities near West Hampden ...

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

  • Bangor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
  • Orono
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Orono is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <3>
  • Brewer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <3>
  • Hampden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Old Town
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hermon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <3>
  • Bucksport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
  • Winterport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Orrington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Hampden ...

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

Adding West Hampden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Hampden post office opened in 1840. The West Hampden post office closed in 1904.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Penobscot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Hampden - 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/