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Welcome to West Sidney ...

West Sidney is located in Kennebec County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Sidney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1831.

A typical abbreviation for West Sidney: W. Sidney

West Sidney is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Sidney: 207

Communities near West Sidney ...

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

  • Augusta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Waterville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Winslow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Winthrop
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gardiner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sidney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sidney is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
  • Vassalboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • China
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Sidney ...

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

Adding West Sidney to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Sidney post office opened in 1831. The West Sidney post office closed in 1902.

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

Footnotes ...

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