Welcome to West Kilns ...
West Kilns is located in Clinton County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for West Kilns: W. Kills
West Kilns is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Kilns lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Kilns: 518 & 838<3>
Communities near West Kilns ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Kilns.
- Saranac Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Lake
- Saranac Lake is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac Lake <4>
- Lake Placid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
- Lake Placid is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <4>
- Alder Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alder Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Wilmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Wilmington is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
- Black Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
- Black Brook is located in Clinton County
- Bloomingdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>
- Jay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Jay is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
- Merrillsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
- Upper Jay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Jay
- Upper Jay is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Jay <4>
- Whiteface
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Whiteface is located in Essex County
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 Kilns. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Kilns.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Kilns. 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 Kilns.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Kilns. See our Newspapers Page for West Kilns.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Kilns ...
Looking for more information about West Kilns? 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 Kilns, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Kilns.
Adding West Kilns to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Kilns 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 Kilns was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Kilns.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Kilns. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clinton County: www.co.clinton.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Kilns - 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 Kilns area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the West Kilns 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |