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Welcome to West Winterport ...

West Winterport is located in Waldo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Winterport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.

A typical abbreviation for West Winterport: W. Winterport

West Winterport is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Winterport: 207

Communities near West Winterport ...

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

  • Bangor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
  • Brewer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <3>
  • Hampden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Belfast
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hermon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <3>
  • Bucksport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Winterport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Orrington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Holden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Holden is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <3>
  • Levant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Levant is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levant <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 Winterport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Winterport.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Winterport ...

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

Adding West Winterport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Winterport post office opened in 1861. The West Winterport post office closed in 1902.

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

Footnotes ...

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