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Welcome to West Leroy ...

West Leroy is located in Bradford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Leroy, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for West Leroy: W. Leroy

West Leroy is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Leroy: 570 & 272<3>

Communities Also Named West Leroy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Leroy - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near West Leroy ...

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

  • Mansfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Towanda
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Canton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Blossburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Troy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Monroe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • New Albany
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Sylvania
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sylvania is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Roseville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Roseville is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Alba
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Leroy ...

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

Adding West Leroy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Leroy 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 Leroy was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bradford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Leroy - 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the West Leroy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the West Leroy 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.