Welcome to West Perth ...

West Perth is located in Fulton County<1>.

The location of West Perth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Perth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for West Perth: W. Perth

West Perth is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Perth is within the boundaries of the (518) area code.

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 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.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <4>
• Gloversville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
  • Gloversville is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloversville <4>
• Johnstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <4>
• Scotia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
  • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <4>
• Canajoharie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
  • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <4>
• Hagaman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagaman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
  • Hagaman is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagaman <4>
• Broadalbin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadalbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadalbin
  • Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadalbin <4>
• Northville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
  • Northville is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northville <4>
• Fultonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonville
  • Fultonville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultonville <4>

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 for West Perth was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fulton County: www.fulton.ny.us/

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