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Welcome to West Alabama ...

West Alabama is located in Genesee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Alabama, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

A typical abbreviation for West Alabama: W. Alabama

West Alabama is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Alabama: 585

Websites for West Alabama ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.geneseeny.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to West Alabama, the following might be of interest:

Communities near West Alabama ...

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

  • Lockport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Depew
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Batavia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lancaster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Albion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Medina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
    • Williamsville is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <3>
  • Akron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Alden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Middleport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Alabama ...

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

Adding West Alabama to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Alabama post office opened in 1832.

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

Footnotes ...

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