Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named West: This one is located in Davidson County and the other is located in Gibson County.
Beyond Tennessee, there are 13 communities that are also named West - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi (2), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas and West Virginia.
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West. See our Newspapers Page for West.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West ...
Looking for more information about West? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West.
Footnotes ...
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If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Davidson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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The elevation is an estimate for the area around West - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the West area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the West area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
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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.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.