Welcome to West Barre ...

West Barre is located in Orleans County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Barre, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for West Barre: W. Barre

West Barre is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

West Barre is within the boundaries of the (585) area code.

Communities Also Named West Barre ...

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

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

Communities near West Barre ...

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

• Batavia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Batavia is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <3>
• Brockport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockport
  • Brockport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockport <3>
• Albion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <3>
• Medina
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <3>
• Le Roy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <3>
• Akron
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <3>
• Attica
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
  • Attica is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <3>
• Churchville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Churchville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churchville <3>
• Middleport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <3>
• Oakfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
  • Oakfield is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakfield <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Barre ...

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

Adding West Barre to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Barre post office opened in 1852.

We also found West Barre in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Orleans County: www.orleansny.com/

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