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) and (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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Youngstown is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <4>
• Warren
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <4>
• Niles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
  • Niles is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <4>
• Sharon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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  • Sharon is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <4>
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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  • Salem is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Struthers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
  • Struthers is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <4>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>
• 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Austintown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mahoning County: www.mahoningcountygov.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/