Welcome to West Jonesport ...

West Jonesport is located in Washington County<1>.

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

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<3>.

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

Note: If you leave West Jonesport and travel east, 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
  • Machias is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machias <4>
• East Machias
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Machias
  • East Machias is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Machias <4>
• Milbridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Cherryfield
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Harrington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <4>
• Machiasport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machiasport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machiasport
  • Machiasport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machiasport <4>
• Jonesboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 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 for West Jonesport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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