Do you know of Westbrook ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Westbrook. 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 Westbrook.
We found mention of Westbrook as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
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 Westbrook ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Westbrook.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Westbrook is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dallas County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Westbrook [Dallas County].
- Arkansas
- Hempstead County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Westbrook [Hempstead County].
- Pulaski County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Westbrook [Pulaski County].
- Connecticut
- Middlesex County
- Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Westbrook [Middlesex County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Westbrook [Hillsborough County].
- Georgia
- Laurens County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Westbrook [Laurens County].
- Pickens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Westbrook [Pickens County].
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Westbrook [Cumberland County].
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Westbrook [Hampshire County].
- Minnesota
- Cottonwood County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Westbrook [Cottonwood County].
- Missouri
- Pemiscot County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Westbrook [Pemiscot County].
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Westbrook [Alamance County].
- Bladen County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Westbrook [Bladen County].
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Westbrook.
- Tennessee
- Lincoln County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Westbrook [Lincoln County].
- Texas
- Blanco County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Westbrook [Blanco County].
- Harris County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Westbrook [Harris County].
- Jack County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Westbrook [Jack County].
- Mitchell County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Westbrook [Mitchell County].
- Wood County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Westbrook [Wood County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Westbrook [Davis County].
- Salt Lake County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Westbrook [Salt Lake County].
- Weber County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Westbrook [Weber County].
- Virginia
- Lynchburg City
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Westbrook [Lynchburg City].
- Washington
- Yakima County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Westbrook [Yakima County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Westbrook ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Westbrook:
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Westbrook - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned
North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)
Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Lancaster County ...
Can you help?
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 Lancaster County.
Footnotes ...
<1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Westbrook 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 county. 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. |