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Welcome to West Middletown ...

West Middletown is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Middletown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1801.

A typical abbreviation for West Middletown: W. Middletown

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Middletown has a population of 133 people<2> (see below for details).

West Middletown is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Middletown had an population of 133 people. This is a decrease of 4.32% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Middletown had a population of 139 people. This makes West Middletown the county's 33rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 139 people, the population of West Middletown decreased 3.47% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 144 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Middletown.

Communities Also Named West Middletown ...

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

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

Websites for West Middletown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

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

Communities near West Middletown ...

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

  • Wheeling
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Weirton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
    • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <4>
  • Steubenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Canonsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Martins Ferry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Toronto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
    • Toronto is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <4>
  • Wintersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <4>
  • Mingo Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Follansbee
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Middletown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Middletown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Middletown ...

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

Adding West Middletown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Middletown 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 Middletown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the West Middletown post office opened in 1801.

We also found West Middletown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for West Middletown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Middletown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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