Welcome to West Claremont ...

West Claremont is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Claremont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for West Claremont: W. Claremont

West Claremont is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Claremont: 603

Communities near West Claremont ...

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

• Lebanon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
• Hartford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hartford is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
• Springfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Springfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
• Newport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Newport is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
• Charlestown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Charlestown is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <3>
• Rockingham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockingham is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
• New London
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • New London is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <3>
• Hartland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
• Sunapee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Sunapee is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunapee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunapee <3>
• Windsor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Windsor is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,284 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Claremont ...

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

Adding West Claremont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Claremont post office opened in 1828. The West Claremont post office closed in 1952.

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