Welcome to West Edmeston ...

West Edmeston is located in Otsego County<1>.

The location of West Edmeston 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 Edmeston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

A typical abbreviation for West Edmeston: W. Edmeston

West Edmeston is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for West Edmeston ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.otsegocountychamber.com/

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

Communities near West Edmeston ...

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

• Hamilton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Cooperstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
  • Cooperstown is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooperstown <4>
• Waterville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <4>
• Sherburne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
  • Sherburne is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherburne <4>
• Richfield Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Springs
  • Richfield Springs is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield Springs <4>
• New Berlin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
  • New Berlin is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <4>
• West Winfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winfield
  • West Winfield is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Winfield <4>
• Earlville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <4>
• Oriskany Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriskany Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriskany Falls
  • Oriskany Falls is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriskany Falls <4>
• Morris
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
  • Morris is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <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 Edmeston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Edmeston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Edmeston ...

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

Adding West Edmeston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Edmeston post office opened in 1835.

We also found West Edmeston in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Otsego County: www.otsegocounty.com/

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