Welcome to Westwood ...

Westwood is located in Hanover County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Westwood is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Westwood: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Westwood ...

While we believe that this Westwood is located in Hanover County, we know of another 5 Virginia communities named Westwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alleghany, Frederick, Henrico, Portsmouth City and Roanoke City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 81 communities that are also named Westwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (5), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (10), Ohio (5), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Quebec, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (3), Texas, Utah (2) and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Westwood ...

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

Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Richmond City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Richmond
- From Westwood to Richmond
Ashland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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- Ashland is located in Hanover County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ashland
- From Westwood to Ashland
Green Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Green Meadows
- From Westwood to Green Meadows
Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Windsor
- From Westwood to Windsor
Currituck Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Currituck Farms. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Currituck Farms
- From Westwood to Currituck Farms
Manquin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manquin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manquin
- Manquin is located in King William County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manquin <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Manquin
- From Westwood to Manquin
Fair Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fair Oaks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fair Oaks
- From Westwood to Fair Oaks
Elko
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elko
- From Westwood to Elko
Highland Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Highland Springs is located in Henrico County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Springs <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Highland Springs
- From Westwood to Highland Springs
Lee Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lee Park
- From Westwood to Lee Park

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westwood ...

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

Adding Westwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westwood 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 Westwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Westwood post office opened in 1891.

We also found Westwood on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Hanover, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Westwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Westwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/