Welcome to West End ...

West End is located in Preston County<1>.

The location of West End has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West End, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

West End is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for West End: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named West End ...

While we believe that this West End is located in Preston County, we know of another 2 West Virginia communities named West End. Those communities are located in the following counties: Marion and Mingo County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 51 communities that are also named West End - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (3), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey (3), New York (3), North Carolina, Pennsylvania (5), Saskatchewan, Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and Virginia (6).

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

Communities near West End ...

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

• Morgantown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <5>
• Grafton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <5>
• Westover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Westover is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <5>
• Kingwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Kingwood is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <5>
• Oakland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
• Terra Alta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Alta
  • Terra Alta is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terra Alta <5>
• Reedsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
  • Reedsville is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedsville <5>
• Rowlesburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlesburg
  • Rowlesburg is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlesburg <5>
• Masontown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <5>
• Newburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Newburg is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West End ...

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

Adding West End to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found West End in the book titled .<6> From that list, the West End post office opened in 1900.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West End. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/