Welcome to West Parishville ...

West Parishville is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Parishville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for West Parishville: W. Parishville

West Parishville is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for West Parishville: (315)

Communities near West Parishville ...

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

• Potsdam
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
  • Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potsdam <3>
• Canton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <3>
• Norwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <3>
• Hermon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Hermon is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <3>
• Rensselaer Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer Falls
  • Rensselaer Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer Falls <3>
• Colton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
  • Colton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <3>
• Pierrepont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierrepont
  • Pierrepont is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Parishville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville
  • Parishville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parishville <3>
• South Colton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Colton
  • South Colton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Colton <3>
• West Stockholm
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockholm
  • West Stockholm is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Stockholm <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Parishville ...

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

Adding West Parishville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Parishville post office opened in 1879.

We also found West Parishville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

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