Welcome to West Mecca ...

West Mecca is located in Trumbull County<1>.

The location of West Mecca 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 Mecca, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for West Mecca: W. Mecca

West Mecca is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near West Mecca ...

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

• Warren
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <4>
• Girard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Grove City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Cortland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <4>
• Farrell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrell
  • Farrell is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farrell <4>
• Newton Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Falls
  • Newton Falls is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton Falls <4>
• Sharpsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
  • Sharpsville is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <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 Mecca. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Mecca.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Mecca ...

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

Adding West Mecca to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Mecca 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 Mecca was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Mecca post office opened in 1875.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Trumbull County: www.co.trumbull.oh.us/

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