Welcome to Westwood ...

Westwood is located in Calcasieu Parish<1>.

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

Westwood is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Westwood: (337)

Communities Also Named Westwood ...

While we believe that this Westwood is located in Calcasieu Parish, we know of another 2 Louisiana communities named Westwood. Those communities are located in the following parishes: Ouachita and Tensas Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 81 communities that are also named Westwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (5), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (10), Ohio (5), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Quebec, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (3), Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (6) and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Westwood ...

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

• Sulphur
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
  • Sulphur is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur <4>
• Westlake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <4>
• Vinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Ragley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragley
  • Ragley is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragley <4>
• Singer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
  • Singer is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Singer <4>
• Edgerly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
  • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
• Newlin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
  • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
• Starks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
  • Starks is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starks <4>
• Longville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
  • Longville is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longville <4>
• Ararat
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
  • Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westwood ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Calcasieu Parish: www.cppj.net/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/