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Welcome to West Fayetteville ...

West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Fayetteville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for West Fayetteville: W. Fayetteville

West Fayetteville is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Fayetteville: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near West Fayetteville ...

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

  • Chambersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Waynesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gettysburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Shippensburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Greencastle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carroll Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmitsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Mont Alto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mercersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Fayetteville ...

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

Adding West Fayetteville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Fayetteville - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the West Fayetteville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the West Fayetteville 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.