Welcome to West Somerset ...

West Somerset is located in Niagara County<1>.

The location of West Somerset 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 Somerset, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

A typical abbreviation for West Somerset: W. Somerset

West Somerset is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Somerset lies within the (716) area code.

Communities Also Named West Somerset ...

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

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

Communities near West Somerset ...

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

• Lockport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
• Medina
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
• Middleport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <4>
• Wilson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
• Lyndonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndonville
  • Lyndonville is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndonville <4>
• Olcott
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olcott
  • Olcott is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olcott <4>
• Ridgewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
  • Ridgewood is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgewood <4>
• Corwin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
  • Corwin is located in Niagara County
• Hartland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Hartland is located in Niagara County
• Newfane
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfane
  • Newfane is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newfane <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 Somerset. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Somerset.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Somerset ...

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

Adding West Somerset to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Somerset post office opened in 1847.

We also found West Somerset 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 Somerset.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

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