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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
  • Orono is located in Penobscot County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
  • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
  • Hampden is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <3>
• Old Town
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <3>
• Hermon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
  • Bucksport is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucksport <3>
• Glenburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Winterport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport
  • Winterport is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterport <3>
• Orrington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrington
  • Orrington is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrington <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 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 for West Hampden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the West Hampden post office opened in 1840.

We also found West Hampden in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Hampden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/