Welcome to West Searsmont ...

West Searsmont is located in Waldo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Searsmont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for West Searsmont: W. Searsmont

West Searsmont is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Searsmont: 207

Communities near West Searsmont ...

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

• Belfast
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Belfast is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfast <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Belfast
  • From West Searsmont to Belfast
• Warren
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Warren is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Warren
  • From West Searsmont to Warren
• Camden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Camden is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <3>
• China
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • China is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <3>
• Rockport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockport is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <3>
• Benton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Benton is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
• Searsport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Searsport is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searsport <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Searsport
  • From West Searsmont to Searsport
• Windsor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Windsor is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <3>
• Jefferson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <3>
• Union
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Union is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <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 Searsmont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Searsmont.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Searsmont ...

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

Adding West Searsmont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Searsmont post office opened in 1873. The West Searsmont post office closed in 1913.

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