Westtown, New York

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]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westtown, New York
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 March 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.


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