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Welcome to West Enosburg ...

West Enosburg is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Enosburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for West Enosburg: W. Enosburg

West Enosburg is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Enosburg: 802

Communities near West Enosburg ...

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

  • Saint Albans
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Swanton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
    • Swanton is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Saint Albans
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
  • Fairfax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Fairfax is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,917 people
  • Georgia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
    • Georgia is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
  • Cambridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Lamoille County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,817 people
  • Sutton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
  • Highgate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
    • Highgate is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
  • Johnson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • Johnson is located in Lamoille County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
  • Dunham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunham

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Enosburg ...

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

Adding West Enosburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Enosburg 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 Enosburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found West Enosburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Vermont (1911).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Enosburg - 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>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.