Welcome to Westmore ...

Westmore is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westmore, 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 1911.

Westmore is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Westmore: (301) and (240)<4>

Websites for Westmore ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Westmore, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Westmore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Westmore - they are located in Illinois, Montana, North Carolina and Vermont.

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

Communities near Westmore ...

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

• Arlington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Gaithersburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <5>
• College Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
• Laurel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Herndon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <5>
• Fairfax
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Greenbelt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
• Hyattsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <5>
• Takoma Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <5>
• Vienna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <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 Westmore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westmore.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westmore ...

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

Adding Westmore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westmore 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 Westmore was on a map titled Map of Maryland (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westmore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/