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Welcome to West Danby ...

West Danby is located in Tompkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Danby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for West Danby: W. Danby

West Danby is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Danby: 607

The ZIP code for West Danby: 14883<3>

Websites for West Danby ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tccofc.org/

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

Communities near West Danby ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Danby ...

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

Adding West Danby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Danby post office opened in 1850.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Tompkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Danby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as West Danby). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Danby or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/