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History · Westwood

13% of Westwood’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1904 on.

0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Westwood’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Westwood are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19043 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 1972. Watch Westwood change.Old housesHalf of Westwood’s homes were built before 1955.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Westwood’s history is told.

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On the map

Westwood on the map, 1904 to 1972

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Westwood. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Westwood on the 1904 USGS mapWestwood on the 1964 USGS mapWestwood on the 1972 USGS map1904Johnstown sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Westwood.

The story so far

Westwood, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Westwood yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Westwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in southwestern Cambria County, in the eastern part of Lower Yoder Township. It is bordered to the north by the city of Johnstown, to the east by the borough of Brownstown, and to the south by the borough of Westmont. It sits on a hilltop at elevations ranging from 1,700 to 1,800 feet (520 to 550 m), about 500 to 600 feet (150 to 180 m) above the valley of the Conemaugh River, where Johnstown sits.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Westwood

Nobody well known was born in Westwood itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Carroll BakerAmerican actress · b. 1931
Steve DitkoAmerican comics artist · b. 1927
Alex AzarAmerican politician · b. 1967
Michael NovakAmerican theologian, philosopher, journalist, n… · b. 1933
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Tim KazurinskyAmerican actor · b. 1950
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Wilma Scott HeideAmerican writer · b. 1921
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Lower Yoder TownshipIts storyB+Westmont2 historic placesAJohnstown11 historic placesA+BrownstownIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.