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Welcome to West Lincoln ...

West Lincoln is located in Addison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Lincoln, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for West Lincoln: W. Lincoln

West Lincoln is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Lincoln: 802

Communities Also Named West Lincoln ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named West Lincoln - they are located in Mississippi, Nebraska and Ontario.

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

Communities near West Lincoln ...

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

  • Middlebury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Middlebury is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
  • Northfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Northfield is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,504 people
  • Hinesburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hinesburg is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,522 people
  • Richmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Richmond is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,100 people
  • Charlotte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Charlotte is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,783 people
  • Ferrisburgh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferrisburgh is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburgh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
  • Ferrisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferrisburg is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburg
  • Vergennes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Monkton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Monkton is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Northfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Lincoln ...

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

Adding West Lincoln to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Lincoln post office opened in 1878. The West Lincoln post office closed in 1943.

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

Footnotes ...

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