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Westlake (sometimes spelled out as "West Lake") is an extinct town in Twiggs County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

History

An early variant name was "Buzzard Roost". A post office called Buzzard Roost was established in 1872, the name was changed to West Lake in 1885, and the post office closed in 1925. The community was named for a lake west of the original town site.

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westlake
2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
3. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 250. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Twiggs County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Jeffersonville
Cities	Allentown‡ Jeffersonville
Town	Danville‡
Unincorporated communities	Bullard Dry Branch‡ Fitzpatrick Huber Marion Myricks Mill Ripley Tarversville
Ghost town	Westlake
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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