Welcome to Westlake ...Westlake is located in Idaho County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Westlake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893. Westlake is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Westlake is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Westlake lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Westlake and travel south, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). Area Codes for Westlake: 208 & 986<3> Communities Also Named Westlake ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Westlake - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Texas (2) and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Westlake. Communities near Westlake ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Westlake.
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 Westlake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westlake. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Westlake. 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 Westlake. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Westlake. See our Newspapers Page for Westlake. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westlake ...Looking for more information about Westlake? 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 Westlake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Westlake. Adding Westlake to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Westlake 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 (so far) for Westlake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Westlake. Footnotes ...
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