Do you know of West Orange ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about West Orange. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with West Orange.
We found mention of West Orange as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Orange County, California.
This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
Communities Also Named West Orange ...
We found three communities that share the name West Orange.
Within California, the name West Orange is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of West Orange [Franklin County].
- New Jersey
- Essex County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of West Orange [Essex County].
- Texas
- Orange County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of West Orange [Orange County].
- Massachusetts
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for West Orange ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about West Orange:
SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2002
(Available from Amazon.com)
The FIPS database contains an entry for West Orange.
Referenced FIPS Records ...
FIPS Code: 06/84662 (Place Name: West Orange)
County: Orange (FIPS State/County: 06/059)
Class: U8
Identifies a populated place (in this case, West Orange) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
More Orphans in Orange County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Orange County.