Welcome to Westview ...

Westview is located in Livingston County<1>.

The location of Westview has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westview, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Westview is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Westview lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Westview lies within the (585) area code.

Websites for Westview ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.livchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Westview, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Westview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Westview: This one is located in Livingston County and the other is located in Broome County.

Beyond New York, there are 30 communities that are also named Westview - they are located in Alabama (2), British Columbia, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina (3), Ohio (3), Ontario (3), Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Westview.

Communities near Westview ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Westview.

• Hornell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornell
  • Hornell is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornell <4>
• Geneseo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Geneseo is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <4>
• Dansville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
  • Dansville is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <4>
• Perry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Mount Morris
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Mount Morris is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <4>
• Wayland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <4>
• Livonia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <4>
• Nunda
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
  • Nunda is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <4>
• Castile
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
  • Castile is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castile <4>
• Arkport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkport
  • Arkport is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkport <4>

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 Westview. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westview.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Westview. 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 Westview.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Westview. See our Newspapers Page for Westview.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westview ...

Looking for more information about Westview? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Westview, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Westview.

Adding Westview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westview 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 Westview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Westview post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westview.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Livingston County: www.co.livingston.state.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/