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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Westport had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Westport, with the one closest to Westport listed first.

  • Birds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Villas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
    • Villas is located in Crawford County
  • Pinkstaff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkstaff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkstaff
    • Pinkstaff is located in Lawrence County
  • Chauncey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Chauncey is located in Lawrence County
  • Bridgeport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lawrenceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <2>
  • Flat Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hardinville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
    • Hardinville is located in Crawford County
  • Landes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
    • Landes is located in Crawford County
  • New Hebron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
    • New Hebron is located in Crawford County
  • Amity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Amity is located in Richland County
  • Sumner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Morea
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morea
    • Morea is located in Crawford County
  • Duncanville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
    • Duncanville is located in Crawford County
  • Heathsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
    • Heathsville is located in Crawford County
  • Stoy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoy
    • Stoy is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoy <2>
  • Billett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
    • Billett is located in Lawrence County
  • Russellville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Robinson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Robinson is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <2>
  • Stringtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Richland County
  • Claremont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Claremont is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <2>
  • Gordon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Crawford County
  • Rafetown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rafetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafetown
    • Rafetown is located in Jasper County
  • Richwoods
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
    • Richwoods is located in Crawford County
  • Palestine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oblong
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Westport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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