Welcome to Westminster ...

So far, we found very little information about Westminster. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Westminster to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Westminster, please Contact Us.

Westminster would have been located within present day Shelby County<2>.

The location of Westminster has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westminster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Westminster is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Westminster was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Westminster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Westminster - they are located in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Vermont.

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

Communities near Westminster ...

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

• Pana
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
  • Pana is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <5>
• Shelbyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <5>
• Nokomis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nokomis
  • Nokomis is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nokomis <5>
• Moweaqua
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
  • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <5>
• Assumption
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assumption have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
  • Assumption is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Assumption <5>
• Ramsey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • Ramsey is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsey <5>
• Findlay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
  • Findlay is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Findlay <5>
• Cowden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
  • Cowden is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowden <5>
• Beecher City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
  • Beecher City is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
• Strasburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>

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

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

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

Adding Westminster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westminster 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 Westminster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Westminster post office opened in 1849.

We also found Westminster in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westminster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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