Welcome to West Norwich ...

West Norwich is located in Windsor County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for West Norwich: W. Norwich

West Norwich is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Norwich: 802

Communities near West Norwich ...

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

• Lebanon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lebanon is located in Grafton County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lebanon
  • From West Norwich to Lebanon
• Hanover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanover is located in Grafton County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hanover
  • From West Norwich to Hanover
• Hartford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hartford is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
• Enfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Enfield is located in Grafton County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Enfield
  • From West Norwich to Enfield
• Randolph
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolph is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,558 people
• Canaan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Canaan is located in Grafton County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Canaan
  • From West Norwich to Canaan
• Hartland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hartland is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
• Norwich
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Norwich is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
• Woodstock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodstock is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,911 people
• Royalton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Royalton is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,882 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 Norwich. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Norwich.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Norwich ...

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

Adding West Norwich to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Norwich post office opened in 1867. The West Norwich post office closed in 1906.

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