Welcome to West Greece ...

West Greece is located in Monroe County<1>.

The location of West Greece 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 Greece, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

A typical abbreviation for West Greece: W. Greece

West Greece is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for West Greece: (585)

Communities near West Greece ...

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

• Rochester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Brockport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockport
  • Brockport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockport <4>
• East Rochester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
  • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
• Hilton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
  • Hilton is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilton <4>
• Webster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <4>
• Fairport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Fairport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport <4>
• Spencerport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
  • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <4>
• Churchville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Churchville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churchville <4>
• Caledonia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <4>
• Scottsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <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 Greece. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Greece.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Greece ...

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

Adding West Greece to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Greece post office opened in 1844.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

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