Welcome to West End ...

West End is primarily located in Saline County<1>. A portion of West End extends into Franklin County.

The location of West End 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 End, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

West End is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for West End: (618)

Communities Also Named West End ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named West End: This one is located in Saline County and the other is located in Winnebago County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 51 communities that are also named West End - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (3), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey (3), New York (3), North Carolina, Pennsylvania (5), Saskatchewan, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (6) and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near West End ...

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

• Marion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Herrin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Herrin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <4>
• Harrisburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• West Frankfort
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
  • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
• Benton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Eldorado
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Eldorado is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <4>
• Johnston City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston City
  • Johnston City is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston City <4>
• McLeansboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
  • McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <4>
• Christopher
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
  • Christopher is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christopher <4>
• Zeigler
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeigler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
  • Zeigler is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeigler <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 End. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West End.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West End ...

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

Adding West End to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West End post office opened in 1881.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov