Welcome to West Harrington ...

West Harrington is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of West Harrington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Harrington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for West Harrington: W. Harrington

West Harrington is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from West Harrington (for example, toward Grand Manan (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

The telephone area code for West Harrington: (207)

Communities near West Harrington ...

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

• Gouldsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldsboro
  • Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouldsboro <4>
• Franklin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Jonesport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesport
  • Jonesport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesport <4>
• Milbridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbridge
  • Milbridge is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milbridge <4>
• Addison
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <4>
• Sullivan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <4>
• Cherryfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
  • Cherryfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryfield <4>
• Steuben
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
  • Steuben is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steuben <4>
• Jonesboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• Columbia Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Falls
  • Columbia Falls is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia Falls <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Harrington ...

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

Adding West Harrington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Harrington 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 Harrington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Harrington post office opened in 1876.

We also found West Harrington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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