Welcome to Westport ...

Westport is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westport, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Westport is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Westport: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Westport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Westport - they are located in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Westport ...

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

• Vincennes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
  • Vincennes is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincennes <4>
• Olney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Olney is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <4>
• 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.<5> 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 <4>
• 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.<5> 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 <4>
• Sumner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
• Bridgeport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• Oblong
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
  • Oblong is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <4>
• Palestine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <4>
• Saint Francisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Saint Francisville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <4>
• Oaktown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaktown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktown
  • Oaktown is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaktown <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 Westport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westport.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westport ...

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

Adding Westport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westport 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 Westport was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Westport on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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