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Welcome to West Sumner ...

West Sumner is located in Oxford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Sumner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for West Sumner: W. Sumner

West Sumner is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Sumner: 207

Communities near West Sumner ...

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

  • Turner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <3>
  • Rumford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Paris is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Norway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <3>
  • Greene
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Greene is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <3>
  • Oxford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Wilton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Livermore Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mechanic Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Sumner ...

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

Adding West Sumner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Sumner post office opened in 1833.

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

Footnotes ...

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