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Welcome to Westland ...

Westland is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Westland is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Westland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Westland - they are located in Alabama, Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Websites for Westland ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Westland, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Westland ...

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

  • Pittsburgh
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
    • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <3>
  • Baldwin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
  • Weirton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
    • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <3>
  • Whitehall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Washington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson Hills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
    • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
    • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
    • Jefferson
  • Brentwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Canonsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Castle Shannon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westland ...

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

Adding Westland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Westland post office opened in 1906.

We also found Westland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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