Welcome to West Derry ...

West Derry is located in Rockingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Derry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

A typical abbreviation for West Derry: W. Derry

West Derry is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Derry: 603

Communities Also Named West Derry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Derry - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near West Derry ...

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

• Manchester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
• Lowell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Nashua
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
• Lawrence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Haverhill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
• Methuen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
• Andover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
• Chelmsford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
• North Andover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • North Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
• Dracut
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Dracut is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 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 Derry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Derry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Derry ...

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

Adding West Derry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Derry post office opened in 1899. The West Derry post office closed in 1907.

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