Welcome to West Schuyler ...

West Schuyler is located in Herkimer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Schuyler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

A typical abbreviation for West Schuyler: W. Schuyler

West Schuyler is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for West Schuyler: (315)

Websites for West Schuyler ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

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

Communities near West Schuyler ...

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

• Utica
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>
• Rome
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <4>
• Ilion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
  • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <4>
• Herkimer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer
  • Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herkimer <4>
• Trenton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Oneida County
• Little Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Little Falls is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Falls <4>
• Whitesboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
  • Whitesboro is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesboro <4>
• New York Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Mills
  • New York Mills is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New York Mills <4>
• Yorkville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Yorkville is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkville <4>
• Mohawk
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Mohawk is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohawk <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 Schuyler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Schuyler.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Schuyler ...

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

Adding West Schuyler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Schuyler 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 Schuyler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the West Schuyler post office opened in 1825.

We also found West Schuyler in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

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