Welcome to Westfield ...

Westfield is located on the Gulf Coast.

Westfield is located in Harris County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Westfield is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Westfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Westfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Westfield: This one is located in Harris County and the other is located in Wharton County.

Beyond Texas, there are 41 communities that are also named Westfield - they are located in Alabama (2), California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Westfield ...

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

• Sugar Land
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Land
  • Sugar Land is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Land <4>
• Katy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
  • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <4>
• Bellaire
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellaire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <4>
• Fulshear
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulshear
  • Fulshear is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulshear <4>
• Stafford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
  • Stafford is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <4>
• West University Place
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West University Place
  • West University Place is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West University Place <4>
• Richmond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Tomball
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomball
  • Tomball is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tomball <4>
• Jersey Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Village
  • Jersey Village is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Village <4>
• Brookshire
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookshire
  • Brookshire is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookshire <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 Westfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westfield.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westfield ...

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

Adding Westfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Westfield post office opened in 1873.

We also found Westfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/