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Welcome to West Jonesport ...

West Jonesport is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Jonesport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for West Jonesport: W. Jonesport

West Jonesport is near sea level<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from West Jonesport, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for West Jonesport: 207

Communities near West Jonesport ...

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

  • Machias
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • East Machias
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Milbridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Addison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherryfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Steuben
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Harrington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Machiasport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Columbia Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Jonesport ...

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

Adding West Jonesport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Jonesport post office opened in 1887. The West Jonesport post office closed in 1963.

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

Footnotes ...

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