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Welcome to West Fairfield ...

West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Fairfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for West Fairfield: W. Fairfield

West Fairfield is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named West Fairfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Fairfield - they are located in Alabama and Washington.

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

Communities near West Fairfield ...

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

  • Johnstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Indiana
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Latrobe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Westmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
    • Westmont is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
  • Windber
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Blairsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Derry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
    • Derry is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <3>
  • Nanty Glo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Geistown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geistown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geistown
    • Geistown is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Southmont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
    • Southmont is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Fairfield ...

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

Adding West Fairfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Fairfield post office opened in 1828.

We also found West Fairfield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Westmoreland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Fairfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/