Westtown, New York

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Westtown
Hamlet
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Westtown
Coordinates: 41°20′12.34″N74°32′23.58″W / 41.3367611°N 74.5398833°W / 41.3367611; -74.5398833
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of New York.svg New York
County Orange
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
10998

Westtown is a hamlet in Orange County, in the U.S. state of New York. [1] It is located along New York State Route 284 north of Unionville and Minisink, and north of the New Jersey state border.

History

A post office called West Town was established in 1816, the name was changed to Westtown in 1894, and the post office remains in operation. [2] The community was named for its location on the west side of the town of Minisink. [3]

Notable People


References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westtown, New York
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ Eager, Samuel Watkins (1846). An Outline History of Orange County: Together with Local Tradition and Short Biographical Sketches of Early Settlers, Etc. T. E. Henderson. p. 417.

41°20′12.34″N74°32′23.58″W / 41.3367611°N 74.5398833°W / 41.3367611; -74.5398833


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