Welcome to Westchester ...
Although we found mention of Westchester during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Westchester was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Westchester to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Westchester, please Contact Us.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Westchester, 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 1897.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Westchester might be (or was) located is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).
We believe that Westchester would be found within the (902) area code.
Communities Also Named Westchester ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Westchester - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Louisiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, South Carolina, Virginia (4), West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Westchester.
Communities near Westchester ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Westchester.
- Springhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Greenville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Greenville
- Stevens Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mountain
- Millvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millvale
- Mahoneys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahoneys Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoneys Corner
- South Victoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Victoria came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Victoria
- Sutherland Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutherland Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Lake
- Thomson Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson Station
- Wentworth Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth Station
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westchester ...
Looking for more information about Westchester? 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 Westchester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Westchester.
Adding Westchester to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Westchester was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).
We also found Westchester mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Westchester.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Westchester and then turned west". While Westchester could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Westchester as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Westchester could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |