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Welcome to West Perrysburg ...

West Perrysburg is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Perrysburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for West Perrysburg: W. Perrysburg

West Perrysburg is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Perrysburg: 716 & 624<3>

Communities near West Perrysburg ...

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

  • Dunkirk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <4>
  • Fredonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hamburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Springville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Gowanda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <4>
  • Silver Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Angola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • North Collins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cattaraugus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Forestville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Perrysburg ...

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

Adding West Perrysburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Perrysburg post office opened in 1891. The West Perrysburg post office closed in 1903.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cattaraugus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Perrysburg - 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the West Perrysburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the West Perrysburg 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>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/