Welcome to West Meyersdale ...

West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Meyersdale, 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 Meyersdale: W. Meyersdale

West Meyersdale is 1,930 feet [588 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near West Meyersdale ...

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

Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cumberland
- From West Meyersdale to Cumberland
Frostburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frostburg is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Frostburg
- From West Meyersdale to Frostburg
Somerset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
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Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Somerset County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
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Boswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Boswell is located in Somerset County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <4>
Lonaconing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lonaconing is located in Allegany County (MD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lonaconing
- From West Meyersdale to Lonaconing
Carpendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
Grantsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grantsville
- From West Meyersdale to Grantsville
Hyndman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hyndman is located in Bedford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
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Rockwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Somerset County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rockwood
- From West Meyersdale to Rockwood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Meyersdale ...

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

Adding West Meyersdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Meyersdale - 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 Meyersdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the West Meyersdale 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.