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Welcome to West Potsdam ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Potsdam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.

A typical abbreviation for West Potsdam: W. Potsdam

West Potsdam is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Potsdam: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near West Potsdam ...

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

  • Ogdensburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Massena
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Massena is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massena <4>
  • Potsdam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potsdam <4>
  • Canton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Canton is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
  • Norwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
  • Waddington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Heuvelton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hermon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hermon is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Estimated population in 2017: 405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <4>
  • Rensselaer Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Madrid Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Madrid Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid Springs

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Potsdam ...

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

Adding West Potsdam to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Potsdam post office opened in 1847. The West Potsdam post office closed in 1903.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saint Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Potsdam - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the West Potsdam area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the West Potsdam 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/