Do you know of Westchester ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Westchester. 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 Westchester.

Unfortunately, we didn't note our source when we found mention of Westchester, so we are uncertain whether Westchester is a community, a post office or a post office located in a community and having the same name. While we don't have its location, we believe that Westchester would be found somewhere in Fairfax County, Virginia.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Westchester ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Westchester.

There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Westchester.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Chesterfield County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Westchester [Chesterfield County].
- Petersburg City
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Westchester [Petersburg City].
- Prince William County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Westchester [Prince William County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
  - Los Angeles County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Westchester [Los Angeles County].
- Connecticut
  - New London County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Westchester [New London County].
- Florida
  - Hillsborough County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Westchester [Hillsborough County].
  - Miami-Dade County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Westchester [Miami-Dade County].
- Georgia
  - Bulloch County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Westchester [Bulloch County].
  - Clarke County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Westchester [Clarke County].
- Illinois
  - Cook County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Westchester [Cook County].
- Indiana
  - Allen County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Westchester [Allen County].
  - Jay County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Westchester [Jay County].
- Louisiana
  - East Baton Rouge Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Westchester [East Baton Rouge Parish].
- Maryland
  - Baltimore County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Westchester [Baltimore County].
  - Frederick County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Westchester [Frederick County].
  - Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Westchester [Montgomery County].
- Massachusetts
  - Worcester County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Westchester [Worcester County].
- New York
  - Bronx County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Westchester [Bronx County].
  - Westchester 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 New York community of Westchester [Westchester County].
- North Carolina
  - Cumberland County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Westchester [Cumberland County].
  - Mecklenburg County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Westchester [Mecklenburg County].
  - Wake County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Westchester [Wake County].
- Nova Scotia
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Westchester.
- South Carolina
  - Charleston County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Westchester [Charleston County].
- West Virginia
  - Marion County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Westchester [Marion County].
- Wisconsin
  - Waukesha 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 Wisconsin community of Westchester [Waukesha County].

More Orphans in Fairfax 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 Fairfax County.

Accotink Springs	Longdale
Accotink Station	Lorton Valley
Amherst	Lynobrook
Annandale Gardens
Aura Heights	Mackall Hill
	Madrillon
Belle Forest	Mallow
Belmont	Mantua
Belvoir	Maple Grove
Betana Park	Maple Terrace
Bonniemill Gardens	Marlan Forest
Bordeaux	Marshall Farms
Braddock Hills	Mary Lee Park
Brecon Ridge	Mason
Brighton Square	Meridan Park
Bristow Village	Mero
Bull Run	Merry Oaks
Burgundy Farms	Middleridge
Burke Heights	Mosby
Burke Hills	Moss Crest
Burke's Station	Mount Daniel
Bush Hill	Mount Vernon Cedars
	Mount Vernon Forest
Cameron	Mount Vernon Grove
Carriage Hill	Mount Vernon Hills
Cavalcade	Mount Vernon-On-The-Potomac
Cedar Springs	Mount Vernon Park
Chalet Woods	Mount Vernon Terrace
Chapel Square	Mount Vernon Valley
Chester Park	Mount Zephyr
Chesterbrooke Mews	Munson Hill
Clearfield
Clifton Station	Neverlet
Colonial Farms	Newington Station
Colvin Run Mill	Newington Woods
Colvin Run	North Pine Ridge
Coolspring	North Post
Crestwood	North Woodley
Crosswinds
Cyrandall Valley	Oak Ridge
	Oak Valley
Danbury Forest	Olde Forge
Dewitt	Oldewood
Difficult	Orange Hunt
Ditchley	Orleans Village
	Ox Hill
East Woodford
Edsall	Panoramic Hills
Elkins	Parkwood
Engleside Village	Pickwick
Engleside	Pinecrest Heights
The English Hills	Pinewood South
	Piney Run
Fair Hill	Pleasant Valley
Fairfax Villa	Pohick River Pines
Falls Church	Poplar Hill
Farr	Prospect Hill
Flint Hill
Forestville	Ravensworth Farms
Fort Belvoir	Ravenwood Park
Fort Farnsworth	Raymondale
Fort Lyon	Reflection Place
Fort Lyons Heights	Reids Grove
Fort Marcy	Republican Mills
Fort Willard	Ridgecrest
Fostoria	Riversidepark
Franconia Commons	Rock Springs
Frying Pan	Rockland Village
	Rolling Hills
Gambrill	Rolling Valley
Garfield	Roundtree
Glen Erin	Royal Court
Glen Gary
Glen Oaks	Saratoga
Glenbrook	Seminary
Grange Camp	Shady Oak
Grass Ridge	Sherwood Hall
Grays Hill Village	Sherwood
Greenway	Shirley Springs
Groveton Gardens	Shrevewood
Gunston	Sky View Park
	Sleepy Hollow Run
Hayfield Farms	South Franconia
Heritage Square	South Woodley
Heritage Village	Spring Hill
Hiddenbrook	Springbrook Forest
Hillbrook Forest	Springfield Woods
Hollin Hall Village	Springman
Hollinbrook Park	Stoneleigh
Hollinswood	Stratford
Holly Forest	Sunny Ridge
Home Crest	Surrey Square
Hunter Woods	Sutton Place
Hunter's Mills
Hunters Valley	Tall Oaks
Hunter's	Tauxemont
Hunting Creek	The Timbers
Hunting Ridge	Timothy Park
Hybla Valley Farms	Tree Brooke
	Tremont
Iona	Tuxamount

Jackson Hills	Vertain Park
Jefferson Mews	Villa Loring
Johnsons Corner
Jones Corner	Wakefield Chapel Woods
	Wakefield Chapel
Kentland Farms	West End
Kings Park West	West Lewinsville Heights
Kirkside	Westmont
	Westmoreland Heights
Lake Anne	Westmoreland Park
Lake Hills	Wildwood
Langley Ridge	Willard
Laurel Grove	Williamsburg Manor
Lee Manor	Willston
Leigh Mill	Woodburn Heights
Leighs Corner	Woodlawn Park
Little River Pines	Woodlawn Terrace
Loisdale	Wright Woods
Long Branch

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Westchester 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.