Welcome to Westover ...

Westover is located in Phillips County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Westover is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Westover is located in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Westover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Westover: This one is located in Phillips County and the other is located in Mississippi County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 34 communities that are also named Westover - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (3), Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina (5), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (6) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Westover ...

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

• Clarksdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
  • Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
• Helena - West Helena
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
  • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
• West Helena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Helena
  • West Helena is located in Phillips County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Helena <4>
• Helena
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Phillips County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
• Jonestown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Jonestown is located in Coahoma County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <4>
• Marvell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvell
  • Marvell is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvell <4>
• Elaine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaine
  • Elaine is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elaine <4>
• Lakeview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
• Coahoma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma
  • Coahoma is located in Coahoma County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coahoma <4>
• Lyon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
  • Lyon is located in Coahoma County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 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 Westover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westover.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westover ...

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

Adding Westover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westover in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Westover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Westover post office opened in 1878.

We also found Westover on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/