Welcome to West Winfield ...

The village of West Winfield is located in the Adirondacks.

West Winfield is located in Herkimer County<1>.

The location of West Winfield 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 Winfield, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for West Winfield: W. Winfield

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Winfield has a population of 855 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of West Winfield is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

West Winfield lies within the (315) area code.

Websites for West Winfield ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Winfield had an population of 855 people. This is an increase of 3.51% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Winfield had a population of 826 people. This makes West Winfield the county's 24th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 826 people, the population of West Winfield decreased 4.18% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 862 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Winfield.

Communities Also Named West Winfield ...

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

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

Communities near West Winfield ...

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

• Utica
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Ilion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Herkimer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Hamilton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
• Whitesboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• New York Mills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Yorkville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Mohawk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Frankfort
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <5>
• New Hartford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
  • New Hartford is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Winfield. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for West Winfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Winfield ...

Looking for more information about West Winfield? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for West Winfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Winfield.

Adding West Winfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Winfield 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 Winfield was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found West Winfield on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Winfield. 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/