Welcome to West Stephentown ...

West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for West Stephentown: W. Stephentown

West Stephentown is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Stephentown: 518 & 838<3>

Websites for West Stephentown ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.renscochamber.com/

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

Communities near West Stephentown ...

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

Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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- Albany is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Albany
- From West Stephentown to Albany
Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Troy
- From West Stephentown to Troy
Pittsfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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- Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pittsfield
- From West Stephentown to Pittsfield
Cohoes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Cohoes is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cohoes
- From West Stephentown to Cohoes
Watervliet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Watervliet
- From West Stephentown to Watervliet
Rensselaer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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- Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rensselaer
- From West Stephentown to Rensselaer
Adams
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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- Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Adams
- From West Stephentown to Adams
Williamstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Williamstown
- From West Stephentown to Williamstown
Dalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Dalton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
Lenox
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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- Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lenox
- From West Stephentown to Lenox

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Stephentown ...

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

Adding West Stephentown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Stephentown post office opened in 1829.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Rensselaer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Stephentown - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the West Stephentown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the West Stephentown 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>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/