Since someone asked, there is a Westwood in Southern California, but not an actual community per se. In the 1920s a subdivision known as Westwood Village was created in Los Angeles. Over time the neighborhood was referred to as simply Westwood. This would be the same equivalent as the Milwood Tract of eastern Susanville. Now, for some, you may know how Milwood Florist was so named.

Now back to the other Westwood. It would  become home of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and that of UCLA’s Medical Center. There have been times when it creates confusion. From time to time, the Lassen County Recorder will receive a request for death certificate of a person who died at the UCLA Medical Center, Westwood. Since there is no official designation for that Westwood, the only official Westwood is the one Lassen County. The Lassen County Recorder then explains the situation to the applicant and instructs the person to contact the Los Angeles County Recorder.

Tim