Welcome to West Sonora ...

West Sonora is located in Preble County<1>.

The location of West Sonora 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 Sonora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for West Sonora: W. Sonora

West Sonora is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named West Sonora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Sonora - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near West Sonora ...

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

• Richmond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Trotwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood
  • Trotwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trotwood <4>
• Vandalia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <4>
• Englewood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <4>
• Clayton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Greenville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Tipp City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipp City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipp City
  • Tipp City is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipp City <4>
• Eaton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <4>
• Union
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• Brookville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <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 Sonora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Sonora.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Sonora ...

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

Adding West Sonora to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Sonora post office opened in 1855.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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