Welcome to West Lake ...West Lake is located in Orleans Parish<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of West Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956. West Lake is near sea level<2>. Time Zone: West Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for West Lake: 504 Communities Also Named West Lake ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named West Lake - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Lake. Communities near West Lake ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Lake.
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 West Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Lake. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Lake. 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 West Lake. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Lake. See our Newspapers Page for West Lake. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Lake ...Looking for more information about West Lake? 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 West Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Lake. Adding West Lake to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of West Lake 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 (so far) for West Lake was on a map titled Road Map for Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi (from Shell Oil, 1956). For more details, see References and Mentions for West Lake. Footnotes ...
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