Welcome to West Allen ...

West Allen is located in Allegany County<1>.

The location of West Allen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Allen, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for West Allen: W. Allen

West Allen is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near West Allen ...

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

• Hornell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornell
  • Hornell is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornell <4>
• Wellsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
• Alfred
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
  • Alfred is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
  • Alfred has also been known as:
  • Alfred village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <4>
• Cuba
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Nunda
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
  • Nunda is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <4>
• Castile
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
  • Castile is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castile <4>
• Andover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
• Belmont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
• Angelica
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angelica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
  • Angelica is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angelica <4>
• Arkport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkport
  • Arkport is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkport <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Allen ...

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

Adding West Allen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Allen 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 Allen was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found West Allen on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegany County: www.alleganyco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/