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Welcome to West Salisbury ...

West Salisbury is located in Addison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Salisbury, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for West Salisbury: W. Salisbury

West Salisbury is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Salisbury: 802

Communities Also Named West Salisbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named West Salisbury - they are located in New Hampshire, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near West Salisbury ...

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

  • Middlebury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Middlebury is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
  • Castleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Castleton is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
  • Bristol
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bristol is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
  • Brandon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Brandon is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
  • Ticonderoga
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Pittsford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Pittsford is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Ferrisburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ferrisburg is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburg
  • Vergennes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bristol
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • New Haven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • New Haven is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 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 Salisbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Salisbury.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Salisbury ...

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

Adding West Salisbury to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Salisbury post office opened in 1850. The West Salisbury post office closed in 1909.

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

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 Salisbury - 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/