Welcome to West Lake ...

West Lake is located in Orleans Parish<1>.

The location of West Lake 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 Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

West Lake is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: West Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

West Lake lies within the (504) area code.

Communities Also Named West Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named West Lake - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario.

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

Communities near West Lake ...

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

• New Orleans
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Orleans
  • New Orleans is located in Orleans Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Orleans <4>
• Kenner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
  • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <4>
• Gretna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
• Harahan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harahan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harahan
  • Harahan is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harahan <4>
• Westwego
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwego
  • Westwego is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westwego <4>
• Jean Lafitte
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Lafitte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
  • Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
• Arabi
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabi
  • Arabi is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arabi <4>
• Versailles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
• Chalmette
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalmette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmette
  • Chalmette is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalmette <4>
• Meraux
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meraux have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meraux
  • Meraux is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meraux <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Lake ...

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

Adding West Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Lake in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Lake was on a map titled Road Map for Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi (from Shell Oil, 1956).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/