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Welcome to West Independence ...

West Independence is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Independence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for West Independence: W. Independence

West Independence is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Independence: 419 & 567<3>

Communities near West Independence ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Independence ...

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

Adding West Independence to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Independence post office opened in 1854.

We also found West Independence in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Independence - 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 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the West Independence area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the West Independence 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/