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Welcome to West Chester ...

West Chester is located in Butler County<1>.

The pronunciation of West Chester: WEST-cheh-stur<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Chester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for West Chester: W. Chester

West Chester is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for West Chester: 513 & 283<4>

The community of West Chester has also been called Chester. and Hogtown (and there are additional names). For more information about the names of West Chester, see The Names of West Chester on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named West Chester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named West Chester: This one is located in Butler County and the other is located in Tuscarawas County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 7 communities that are also named West Chester - they are located in Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near West Chester ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Chester ...

Looking for more information about West Chester? 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 Chester, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Chester.

Adding West Chester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Chester 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 Chester was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found West Chester in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

The official website for Butler County: www.butlercountyohio.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for West Chester. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Chester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 513 code has been Overlayed with the 283 area code. New phone numbers in the West Chester area will be assigned with one of these codes: 513 or 283. As a result, placing a call in the West Chester area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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