Welcome to West View ...

West View is located in Cuyahoga County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West View, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

A typical abbreviation for West View: W. View

West View is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named West View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named West View: This one is located in Cuyahoga County and the other is located in Trumbull County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 14 communities that are also named West View - they are located in Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Vermont and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near West View ...

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

• Cleveland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Parma
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <4>
• Lorain
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain
  • Lorain is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorain <4>
• Elyria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
  • Elyria is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <4>
• Lakewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• Strongsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
  • Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <4>
• North Ridgeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeville
  • North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ridgeville <4>
• Brunswick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Westlake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <4>
• North Olmsted
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Olmsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Olmsted
  • North Olmsted is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Olmsted <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 West View. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West View.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West View ...

Looking for more information about West View? 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 West View, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West View.

Adding West View to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West View post office opened in 1859.

We also found West View in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West View.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cuyahoga County: www.cuyahoga.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/