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Welcome to Westbrook ...

So far, we found very little information about Westbrook. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Westbrook to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Westbrook, please Contact Us.

Westbrook was located in Hill Country.

Westbrook would have been located within present day Blanco County<2>.


The location of Westbrook has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Westbrook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Westbrook is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Westbrook was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Westbrook would have been located in the (830) area code.

Communities Also Named Westbrook ...

While we believe that this Westbrook is located in Blanco County, we know of another 4 Texas communities named Westbrook. Those communities are located in the following counties: Harris, Jack, Mitchell and Wood County.

Beyond Texas, there are 25 communities that are also named Westbrook - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah (3), Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Westbrook ...

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

  • Johnson City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Blanco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Round Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Albert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
    • Albert is located in Gillespie County
  • Sandy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stonewall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Flugrath ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flugrath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
    • Flugrath is located in Blanco County
  • Blumenthal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blumenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
    • Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
  • Willow City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Luckenbach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

Adding Westbrook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westbrook 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 Westbrook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Westbrook post office opened in 1857.

We also found Westbrook in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westbrook.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Westbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Blanco, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westbrook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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