Do you know of West Whiteland ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about West Whiteland. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with West Whiteland.<1>

Our sources for West Whiteland (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of West Whiteland other than they indicate that West Whiteland would be found somewhere in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1826 and closed  in 1962.

Communities Also Named West Whiteland ...

We found one communities that share the name West Whiteland.

Within Pennsylvania, the name West Whiteland is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named West Whiteland in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Johnson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of West Whiteland [Johnson County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for West Whiteland ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about West Whiteland:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for West Whiteland - Services available: had a Post Office, Express Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Chester County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Chester County.