Welcome to West Finley ...

West Finley is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of West Finley 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 Finley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

A typical abbreviation for West Finley: W. Finley

West Finley is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for West Finley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to West Finley, the following might be of interest:

Communities near West Finley ...

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

• Wheeling
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <4>
• Washington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Moundsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <4>
• Martins Ferry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <4>
• Bellaire
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <4>
• Waynesburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <4>
• Shadyside
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <4>
• Bentleyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
  • Bentleyville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentleyville <4>
• Bethlehem
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
• East Washington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Washington
  • East Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 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 Finley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Finley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Finley ...

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

Adding West Finley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Finley post office opened in 1831.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/