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Welcome to Westplains ...

Westplains is located in Logan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westplains, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Westplains is 4,350 feet [1,326 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Westplains is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Westplains lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Westplains: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Westplains ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Westplains - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Westplains ...

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

  • Avalo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Avalo is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalo
    • Former name for Avalo:
    • Greasewood Flats
  • Buchanan ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Buchanan is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Padroni
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Stoneham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Peetz
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Willard ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Willard is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Iliff
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Sterling
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Atwood
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Raymer
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Raymer is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Raymer has also been known as:
    • New Raymer
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymer <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 Westplains. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westplains.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westplains ...

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

Adding Westplains to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westplains 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 (so far) for Westplains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Westplains post office opened in 1910. The Westplains post office closed in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westplains.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Logan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westplains - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Westplains area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Westplains area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/