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Welcome to Westdale ...

Westdale is located in Plymouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Westdale is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Westdale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Westdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Westdale - they are located in Illinois, Louisiana (3), New York, Ontario, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Westdale ...

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

  • Brockton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
  • Quincy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
  • Plymouth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
  • Weymouth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
  • Taunton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Taunton is located in Bristol County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
  • Attleboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
  • Braintree
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
  • Randolph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
  • Norwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Norwood is located in Norfolk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 people
  • North Attleboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people

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

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

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

Adding Westdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westdale 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 Westdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Westdale post office opened in 1891. The Westdale post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/