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Welcome to West Athens ...

West Athens is located in Greene County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for West Athens: W. Athens

West Athens is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Athens: 518 & 838<3>

Communities Also Named West Athens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named West Athens - they are located in California, Maine and Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for West Athens ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.greenecounty-chamber.com/

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

Communities near West Athens ...

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

  • Hudson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Catskill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
    • Catskill is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
  • Saugerties
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ravena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Coxsackie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Valatie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chatham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Chatham is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
  • Castleton-on-Hudson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton-on-Hudson
    • Castleton-on-Hudson is located in Rensselaer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton-on-Hudson <4>
  • Philmont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kinderhook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Athens ...

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

Adding West Athens to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Athens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the West Athens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the West Athens area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.