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Welcome to West Meredith ...

West Meredith is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Meredith, you might consider that their post office opened in 1823.

A typical abbreviation for West Meredith: W. Meredith

West Meredith is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for West Meredith ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

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

Communities near West Meredith ...

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

  • Oneonta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sidney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Delhi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Delhi is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <3>
  • Walton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Unadilla
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Otego
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Morris
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Schenevus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Milford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hobart
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Meredith ...

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

Adding West Meredith to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Meredith post office opened in 1823. The West Meredith post office closed in 1907.

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

Footnotes ...

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