Westford (Union County, OH) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Westford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westford and the surrounding area.

Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County

Communities Also Named Westford ...

We found eight communities that share the name Westford.

Within Ohio, the name Westford is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
  - Windham County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Westford [Windham County].
- Massachusetts
  - Middlesex County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Westford [Middlesex County].
- Minnesota
  - Martin County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Westford [Martin County].
- New York
  - Otsego County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Westford [Otsego County].
- Ontario
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Westford.
- Pennsylvania
  - Crawford County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Westford [Crawford County].
- South Dakota
  - Hutchinson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Westford [Hutchinson County].
- Vermont
  - Chittenden County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Westford [Chittenden County].

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Union County: www.co.union.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

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If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Westford could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.