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Welcome to West Greene ...

West Greene is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Greene, you might consider that their post office opened in 1864.

A typical abbreviation for West Greene: W. Greene

West Greene is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Greene: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named West Greene ...

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

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

Communities near West Greene ...

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

  • Erie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Erie is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
  • Corry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Edinboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • North East
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Union City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wesleyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Girard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Girard is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
  • Cambridge Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Borough of Fairview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Waterford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Greene ...

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

Adding West Greene to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Greene post office opened in 1864. The West Greene post office closed in 1901.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Greene - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the West Greene area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the West Greene 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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