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Welcome to West Bridgewater ...

West Bridgewater is primarily located in Rutland County<1>. A portion of West Bridgewater extends into Windsor County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Bridgewater, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.

A typical abbreviation for West Bridgewater: W. Bridgewater

West Bridgewater is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Bridgewater: 802

Communities Also Named West Bridgewater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Bridgewater - they are located in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near West Bridgewater ...

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

  • Rutland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hartford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hartford is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
  • Rutland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,105 people
  • Hartland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hartland is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Windsor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Windsor is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,284 people
  • Woodstock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Woodstock is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,911 people
  • Royalton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Royalton is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,882 people
  • Pittsford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsford is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Clarendon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarendon is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
  • West Rutland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • West Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 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 Bridgewater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Bridgewater.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Bridgewater ...

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

Adding West Bridgewater to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Bridgewater post office opened in 1867. The West Bridgewater post office closed in 1963.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Rutland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Bridgewater - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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