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History · West Wareham

West Wareham’s post office opened in 1828

Most of West Wareham was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Below: maps from 1885 on.

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How West Wareham began

When was West Wareham founded?

1828

The West Wareham post office opened in 1828, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 2,224198 years
Founding year: the first West Wareham post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about West Wareham’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of West Wareham are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18857 editions of the USGS map, 1885 to 1977. Watch West Wareham change.Deep rootsA post office since 1828: 198 years of West Wareham.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how West Wareham’s history is told.

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On the map

West Wareham on the map, 1885 to 1977

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of West Wareham. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

West Wareham on the 1885 USGS mapWest Wareham on the 1893 USGS mapWest Wareham on the 1916 USGS mapWest Wareham on the 1938 USGS mapWest Wareham on the 1949 USGS mapWest Wareham on the 1962 USGS mapWest Wareham on the 1977 USGS map1885Middleboro sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of West Wareham.

The story so far

West Wareham, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of West Wareham yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

West Wareham is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Wareham in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Wareham had a population of 2,224.

Its first post office opened in 1828. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,064 to 2,224 (+8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

West Wareham, decade by decade

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West Wareham School2013West Wareham SchoolTremont Mill Pond2013Tremont Mill PondChurch in the Pines2013Church in the Pines
Famous people

Famous people close to West Wareham

Nobody well known was born in West Wareham itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Geena DavisAmerican actress · b. 1956
Dave FarrellAmerican bassist · b. 1977
William Le Baron JenneyAmerican architect · b. 1832
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John TukeyAmerican mathematician · b. 1915
Hetty GreenAmerican financier · b. 1834
Albert Pinkham RyderAmerican painter · b. 1847
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about West Wareham’s history

What year was West Wareham founded?

The West Wareham post office opened in 1828, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.