Welcome to West Harpersfield ...

West Harpersfield is located in Delaware County<1>.

The location of West Harpersfield 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 Harpersfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

A typical abbreviation for West Harpersfield: W. Harpersfield

West Harpersfield is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for West Harpersfield ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

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

Communities near West Harpersfield ...

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

• Oneonta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <4>
• Delhi
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
• Summit
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <4>
• Stamford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
• Richmondville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmondville
  • Richmondville is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmondville <4>
• Schenevus
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenevus
  • Schenevus is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenevus <4>
• Milford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Hobart
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
• Andes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
  • Andes is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <4>
• Laurens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
  • Laurens is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <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 Harpersfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Harpersfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Harpersfield ...

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

Adding West Harpersfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Harpersfield post office opened in 1830.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

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