Welcome to West Addison ...

West Addison is located in Addison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Addison, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for West Addison: W. Addison

West Addison is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Addison: 802

Communities near West Addison ...

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

• Middlebury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Middlebury is located in Addison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
• Bristol
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bristol is located in Addison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
• Charlotte
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlotte is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,783 people
• Ticonderoga
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ticonderoga is located in Essex County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticonderoga
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ticonderoga <3>
• Ferrisburgh
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferrisburgh is located in Addison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburgh
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
• Ferrisburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferrisburg is located in Addison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburg
• Vergennes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Vergennes is located in Addison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergennes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergennes <3>
• Monkton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Monkton is located in Addison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
• Bristol
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bristol is located in Addison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
• New Haven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • New Haven is located in Addison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Addison ...

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

Adding West Addison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Addison 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 Addison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Addison post office opened in 1856. The West Addison post office closed in 1902.

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