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Welcome to West Glens Falls ...

West Glens Falls is located in Warren County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Glens Falls: W. Glens Falls

See our Genealogy Helper Page for West Glens Falls for more information about variations on the name of West Glens Falls.

West Glens Falls is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Glens Falls: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near West Glens Falls ...

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

  • Saratoga Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hudson Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fort Edward
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Corinth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwich
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwich is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Schuylerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lake George
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Salem
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Village of Victory
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
    • Village of Victory has also been known as:
    • Victory village
  • Fort Ann
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Glens Falls ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Glens Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the West Glens Falls area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the West Glens Falls area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.