Welcome to West Sparta ...

West Sparta is located in Livingston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Sparta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1829.

A typical abbreviation for West Sparta: W. Sparta

West Sparta is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Sparta: 585

Websites for West Sparta ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.livchamber.com/

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

Communities near West Sparta ...

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

• Geneseo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Geneseo is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Geneseo
  • From West Sparta to Geneseo
• Dansville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dansville is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <3>
• Perry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Perry is located in Wyoming County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
• Avon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Avon is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
• Warsaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Warsaw is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Warsaw
  • From West Sparta to Warsaw
• Mount Morris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Morris is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Morris
  • From West Sparta to Mount Morris
• Wayland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayland is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <3>
• Livonia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Livonia is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Livonia
  • From West Sparta to Livonia
• Nunda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Nunda is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nunda
  • From West Sparta to Nunda
• Naples
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Naples is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Naples
  • From West Sparta to Naples

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Sparta ...

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

Adding West Sparta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Sparta 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 Sparta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Sparta post office opened in 1829. The West Sparta post office closed in 1902.

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