Welcome to Westcolang ...

Westcolang is located in Pike County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westcolang, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Westcolang is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Westcolang is located in the (570) area code.

Communities near Westcolang ...

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

• Port Jervis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jervis
  • Port Jervis is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jervis <4>
• Monticello
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Sullivan County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Honesdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honesdale
  • Honesdale is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honesdale <4>
• Matamoras
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
  • Matamoras is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <4>
• Hawley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
  • Hawley is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <4>
• Milford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• Prompton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prompton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
  • Prompton is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
• Bethany
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <4>
• Eldred
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
  • Eldred is located in Sullivan County (NY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westcolang ...

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

Adding Westcolang to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westcolang 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 for Westcolang was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Westcolang post office opened in 1890.

We also found Westcolang in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westcolang.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pike County: www.pikepa.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/