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Welcome to Westwood Garden Estates ...

Westwood Garden Estates is located in Jefferson County<1>.


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


A typical abbreviation for Westwood Garden Estates: Westwood Garden Ests.

Westwood Garden Estates is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Westwood Garden Estates lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Westwood Garden Estates: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities near Westwood Garden Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Westwood Garden Estates.

  • Birmingham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <5>
  • Vestavia Hills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bessemer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Homewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <5>
  • Trussville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Brook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
    • Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <5>
  • Center Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hueytown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gardendale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westwood Garden Estates ...

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

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westwood Garden Estates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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