Welcome to West Austintown ...
West Austintown is located in Mahoning County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Austintown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
A typical abbreviation for West Austintown: W. Austintown
West Austintown is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Austintown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Austintown: 330 & 234<3>
Communities near West Austintown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Austintown.
- Youngstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Niles
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Struthers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Girard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Girard is located in Trumbull County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <4>
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grove City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Grove City is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <4>
- Hubbard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Hubbard is located in Trumbull County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <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 Austintown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Austintown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Austintown. 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 Austintown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Austintown. See our Newspapers Page for West Austintown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Austintown ...
Looking for more information about West Austintown? 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 Austintown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Austintown.
Adding West Austintown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Austintown 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 Austintown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the West Austintown post office opened in 1872.
We also found West Austintown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Austintown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Mahoning, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Austintown - 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 330 code has been Overlayed with the 234 area code. New phone numbers in the West Austintown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 330 or 234. As a result, placing a call in the West Austintown 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/ |