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Welcome to West Pullman ...

West Pullman is located in Cook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Pullman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for West Pullman: W. Pullman

West Pullman is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from West Pullman (for example, toward New Carlisle (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities near West Pullman ...

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

  • Chicago
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cicero
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hammond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
  • Gary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <3>
  • Orland Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Tinley Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
    • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <3>
  • Oak Lawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
    • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <3>
  • Berwyn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
  • Oak Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Calumet City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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 Pullman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Pullman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Pullman ...

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

Adding West Pullman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Pullman post office opened in 1892.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Pullman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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