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Welcome to West Rindge ...

West Rindge is located in Cheshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Rindge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for West Rindge: W. Rindge

West Rindge is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Rindge: 603

Communities near West Rindge ...

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

  • Fitchburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Keene
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gardner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lunenburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Athol
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Winchendon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Townsend
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Templeton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
    • Templeton is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
  • Westminster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Rindge ...

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

Adding West Rindge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Rindge 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 Rindge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Rindge post office opened in 1871.

We also found West Rindge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Cheshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Rindge - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/