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Welcome to West Somerset ...

West Somerset is located in Niagara County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Somerset: 716 & 624<3>

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)
  • Medina
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Middleport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lyndonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Olcott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ridgewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Corwin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Corwin is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
  • Hartland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hartland is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Millers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Millers is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers

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 (so far) 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. The West Somerset post office closed in 1901.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Niagara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Somerset - 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the West Somerset area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the West Somerset 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/