Welcome to West Georgia ...

West Georgia is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Georgia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for West Georgia: W. Georgia

West Georgia is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Georgia: 802

Communities near West Georgia ...

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

• Burlington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Burlington is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burlington
  • From West Georgia to Burlington
• Essex
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Essex is located in Chittenden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
• South Burlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • South Burlington is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Burlington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Burlington <3>
• Plattsburgh
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburgh
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsburgh <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Plattsburgh
  • From West Georgia to Plattsburgh
• Colchester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Colchester is located in Chittenden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,102 people
• Milton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Milton is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
• Essex Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Essex Junction is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Junction
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,793 people
• Williston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Williston is located in Chittenden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
• Winooski
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Winooski is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winooski
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winooski <3>
• Saint Albans
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Albans
  • From West Georgia to Saint Albans

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Georgia ...

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

Adding West Georgia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Georgia post office opened in 1852. The West Georgia post office closed in 1903.

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