Welcome to West ...

The town of West is located in Holmes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West has a population of 149 people<2> (see below for details).

West is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: West lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

West is located in the (662) area code.

The ZIP code for West: 39192<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West had an population of 149 people. This is a decrease of 19.46% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 32.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West had a population of 185 people. This makes West the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 185 people, the population of West decreased 15.91% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 220 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West.

Communities Also Named West ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named West: This one is located in Holmes County and the other is located in Lauderdale County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 13 communities that are also named West - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee (2), Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West.

Communities near West ...

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

• Kosciusko
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
  • Kosciusko is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <5>
• Winona
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Winona is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <5>
• Durant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <5>
• Lexington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Goodman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Goodman is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <5>
• Vaiden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
  • Vaiden is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <5>
• Ethel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Ethel is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
• Sallis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
  • Sallis is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <5>
• Possumneck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
  • Possumneck is located in Attala County
• Hesterville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
  • Hesterville is located in Attala County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West ...

Looking for more information about West? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for West, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West.

Adding West to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 for West was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the West post office opened in 1880.

We also found West on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/