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Welcome to West Colesville ...

West Colesville is located in Broome County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Colesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for West Colesville: W. Colesville

West Colesville is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Colesville: 607

Communities near West Colesville ...

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

  • Binghamton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Johnson City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Endicott
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Port Dickinson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Deposit
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Susquehanna Depot
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Greene
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bainbridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hallstead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <3>
  • Whitney Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Colesville ...

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

Adding West Colesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Colesville 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 (so far) for West Colesville was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Footnotes ...

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