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Welcome to West Gaines ...

West Gaines is located in Orleans County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Gaines, you might consider that their post office opened in 1832.

A typical abbreviation for West Gaines: W. Gaines

West Gaines is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Gaines: 585

Communities near West Gaines ...

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

  • Brockport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Albion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Medina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Middleport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Holley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lyndonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elba
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Elba is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <3>
  • Barker
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Gaines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gaines is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Gaines ...

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

Adding West Gaines to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Gaines 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 Gaines was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Gaines post office opened in 1832. The West Gaines post office closed in 1859.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orleans, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Gaines - 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.
<4>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/