Welcome to Westend ...
Westend is located in San Bernardino County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Westend, you might consider that their post office opened in 1919.
Westend is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Westend lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Westend: 760 & 442<3>
Communities Also Named Westend ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Westend - they are located in New Brunswick and North Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Westend.
Communities near Westend ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Westend.
- Ridgecrest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Searles Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searles Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles Valley
- Searles Valley is located in San Bernardino County
- Trona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Valley Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spangler ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spangler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Spangler is located in San Bernardino County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spangler
- From Westend to Spangler
- Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- China Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Reilly ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- China Lake Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Lake Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Lake Acres
- China Lake Acres is located in Kern County
- Inyokern
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
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 Westend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westend.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Westend. 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 Westend.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Westend. See our Newspapers Page for Westend.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westend ...
Looking for more information about Westend? 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 Westend, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Westend.
Adding Westend to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Westend 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 Westend was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Westend post office opened in 1919.
We also found Westend in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Westend.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westend - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Westend area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Westend area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |