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Welcome to West Point ...

West Point is located in Sagadahoc County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

A typical abbreviation for West Point: W. Point

West Point is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Point: 207

Communities Also Named West Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named West Point - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Point.

Communities near West Point ...

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

  • Brunswick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Falmouth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Topsham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Yarmouth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bath
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • Cumberland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
  • Harpswell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Durham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <3>
  • Woolwich
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Point ...

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

Adding West Point to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Point post office opened in 1914. The West Point post office closed in 1944.

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

Footnotes ...

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