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Welcome to West Perth ...

West Perth is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Perth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1842.

A typical abbreviation for West Perth: W. Perth

West Perth is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Perth: 518 & 838<3>

Communities Also Named West Perth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Perth - it's located in Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Perth.

Websites for West Perth ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fultoncountyny.org/

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

Communities near West Perth ...

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

  • Amsterdam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gloversville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Scotia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
  • Fort Plain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Canajoharie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hagaman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Broadalbin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Northville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Fultonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Perth ...

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

Adding West Perth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Perth post office opened in 1842. The West Perth post office closed in 1877.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Perth - 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 Perth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the West Perth 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/