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Welcome to West Sumpter ...

West Sumpter is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Sumpter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for West Sumpter: W. Sumpter

West Sumpter is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near West Sumpter ...

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

  • Ann Arbor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Livonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Westland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Taylor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dearborn Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Southgate
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Allen Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyandotte
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Sumpter ...

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

Adding West Sumpter to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Sumpter post office opened in 1874. The West Sumpter post office closed in 1902.

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

Footnotes ...

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