Welcome to Westport Factory ...
Westport Factory is located in Bristol County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Westport Factory, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.
Westport Factory is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Westport Factory lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Westport Factory: (508) & (774)<3>
Communities near Westport Factory ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Westport Factory.
- New Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Fall River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Warwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Taunton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Dartmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Middleborough
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Newport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Newport County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Wareham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Westport Factory. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westport Factory.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Westport Factory. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westport Factory.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Westport Factory. See our Newspapers Page for Westport Factory.
Adding Westport Factory to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Westport Factory in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Westport Factory was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Westport Factory on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Westport Factory.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westport Factory - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (774) is an overlay for area code (508). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |