Welcome to West Williamsfield ...

West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for West Williamsfield: W. Williamsfield

West Williamsfield is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Williamsfield: 440 & 436<3>

Communities near West Williamsfield ...

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

Cortland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cortland is located in Trumbull County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,741 people
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- Google driving directions:
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Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Mercer County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
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Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Ashtabula County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,977 people
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Orwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Orwell is located in Ashtabula County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
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Roaming Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Andover is located in Ashtabula County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
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Linesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linesville is located in Crawford County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
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Conneautville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Conneautville is located in Crawford County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
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Conneaut Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Conneaut Lake is located in Crawford County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
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Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Mercer County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
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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 Williamsfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Williamsfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Williamsfield ...

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

Adding West Williamsfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Ashtabula, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Williamsfield - 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 440 code has been Overlayed with the 436 area code. New phone numbers in the West Williamsfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 440 or 436. As a result, placing a call in the West Williamsfield 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.