Welcome to Westland ...

Westland is located in Putnam County<1>.

The location of Westland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Westland is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Westland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Westland (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Westland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Westland: This one is located in Putnam County and the other is located in Hancock County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 12 communities that are also named Westland - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Westland ...

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

• Greencastle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
• Brazil
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
  • Brazil is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <4>
• Cloverdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <4>
• Monrovia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monrovia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
  • Monrovia is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monrovia <4>
• Clayton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Roachdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roachdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachdale
  • Roachdale is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roachdale <4>
• Gosport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
  • Gosport is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gosport <4>
• Knightsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
  • Knightsville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
• Bainbridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
• Paragon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon
  • Paragon is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragon <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 Westland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westland ...

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

Adding Westland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westland 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 Westland was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Putnam County: www.co.putnam.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov