Welcome to West Lawn ...

West Lawn is located in Berks County<1>.

The location of West Lawn 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 Lawn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1929.

A typical abbreviation for West Lawn: W. Lawn

West Lawn is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named West Lawn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named West Lawn: This one is located in Berks County and the other is located in Union County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 3 communities that are also named West Lawn - they are located in Illinois and Nebraska.

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

Communities near West Lawn ...

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

• Reading
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
• Pottstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <4>
• Ephrata
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
• New Holland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
• Birdsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsboro
  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <4>
• Kutztown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <4>
• Hamburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• Fleetwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Fleetwood is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleetwood <4>
• Boyertown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyertown
  • Boyertown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyertown <4>
• Akron
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <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 Lawn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Lawn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Lawn ...

Looking for more information about West Lawn? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for West Lawn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Lawn.

Adding West Lawn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Lawn 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 West Lawn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Lawn post office opened in 1929.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/