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Welcome to West Bolton ...

West Bolton is located in Chittenden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Bolton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for West Bolton: W. Bolton

West Bolton is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Bolton: 802

Communities near West Bolton ...

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

  • Burlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Essex
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Essex is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
  • South Burlington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Burlington
    • South Burlington is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,578 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Burlington <3>
  • Colchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
    • Colchester is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,102 people
  • Milton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
  • Essex Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Junction
    • Essex Junction is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,793 people
  • Williston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Williston is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Shelburne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
    • Shelburne is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,649 people
  • Winooski
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winooski have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winooski
    • Winooski is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winooski <3>
  • Morristown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Morristown is located in Lamoille County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,549 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 Bolton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Bolton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Bolton ...

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

Adding West Bolton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Bolton 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 Bolton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Bolton post office opened in 1850.

We also found West Bolton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Chittenden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Bolton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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