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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Westpoint (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Westpoint. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Westpoint is located in Tippecanoe County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tippecanoe County: Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Warren & White.

Below are the counties that are near Westpoint. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westpoint:

  • Tippecanoe County     (The home county of Westpoint)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westpoint, with the one closest to Westpoint listed first.
    • Glenhall
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Shadeland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
      • Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
    • Odell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Montmorenci
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Corwin ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corwin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
      • Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
      • Corwin has also been known as:
      • Corwin Station
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corwin
      • From Westpoint to Corwin
    • Romney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lafayette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Lafayette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
      • West Lafayette is located in Tippecanoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <3>
    • Concord
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Indian Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
    • Gladens Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dayton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Stockwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westpoint, with the one closest to Westpoint listed first.
    • Otterbein
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterbein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein
      • Otterbein is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterbein <3>
    • Templeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oxford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkinson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Boswell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
      • Boswell is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <3>
    • Fowler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Talbot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
      • Talbot is located in Benton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talbot <3>
    • Dunn ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Dunn is located in Benton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dunn
      • From Westpoint to Dunn
    • Ambia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Gravel Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wadena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeland Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Earl Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Boone County
  • Carroll County
  • Clinton County
  • Fountain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westpoint, with the one closest to Westpoint listed first.
    • Roberts
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roberts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Fountain County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roberts
      • From Westpoint to Roberts
    • Newtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Attica
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mellott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
      • Mellott is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Stone Bluff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Veedersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veedersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedersburg
      • Veedersburg is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veedersburg <3>
    • Layton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
      • Layton is located in Fountain County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Layton
      • From Westpoint to Layton
    • Covington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <3>
    • Wallace
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
      • Wallace is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Harveysburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
      • Kingman is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <3>
  • Jasper County
    • Remington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
      • Remington is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <3>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westpoint, with the one closest to Westpoint listed first.
    • New Richmond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
      • New Richmond is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richmond <3>
    • Wingate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <3>
    • Linden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <3>
    • Cherry Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Waynetown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynetown
      • Waynetown is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynetown <3>
    • Wesley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bowers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
      • Bowers is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bowers
      • From Westpoint to Bowers
    • Darlington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Darlington is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
    • Garfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crawfordsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Yountsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Smartsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Alamo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Alamo is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Parke County
  • Vermillion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westpoint, with the one closest to Westpoint listed first.
    • Tree Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Perrysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
      • Perrysville is located in Vermillion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysville <3>
    • Gessie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rileysburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rileysburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
      • Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rileysburg
      • From Westpoint to Rileysburg
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westpoint, with the one closest to Westpoint listed first.
    • Green Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Independence
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Chatterton ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pine Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Village <3>
    • Williamsport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
      • Williamsport is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <3>
    • Brisco ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
      • Brisco is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brisco
      • From Westpoint to Brisco
    • West Lebanon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Old Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Warren County
    • Hedrick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Sloan ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sloan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
      • Sloan is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sloan
      • From Westpoint to Sloan
    • Baltimore ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baltimore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
      • Baltimore is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Baltimore
      • From Westpoint to Baltimore
    • Pence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Foster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westpoint, with the one closest to Westpoint listed first.
    • Brookston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
      • Brookston is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <3>
    • Springboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chalmers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalmers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
      • Chalmers is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Wolcott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
      • Wolcott is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <3>
    • Reynolds
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Reynolds is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <3>
  • Vermilion County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westpoint, with the one closest to Westpoint listed first.
    • Illiana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Illiana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
      • Illiana is located in Vermilion County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Illiana
      • From Westpoint to Illiana
    • Alvin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Coalton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Coalton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
    • Bismarck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westpoint, see our County-by-County Page for Westpoint.

Cemeteries Near Westpoint ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westpoint.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westpoint covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Sherry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farmers Institute Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmers Institute Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmers Institute Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Durkee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durkee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durkee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Granville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maysville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maysville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shelby Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sand Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mintonye Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mintonye Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mintonye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Provault Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Provault Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Provault Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Clark Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wheeler Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Westpoint in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westpoint.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Westpoint, with the one closest to Westpoint listed first.

  • Glenhall
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Roberts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roberts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Roberts is located in Fountain County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Roberts
    • From Westpoint to Roberts
  • Odell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shadeland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
    • Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Taylor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Green Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Independence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • South Raub
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Raub have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Raub
    • South Raub is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Elston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
    • Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Summit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Montmorenci
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Romney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Otterbein
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterbein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein
      • Otterbein is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterbein <3>
    • New Richmond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
      • New Richmond is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richmond <3>
    • Lafayette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westpoint. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westpoint.

Newspapers Published in Westpoint ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westpoint.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westpoint, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westpoint.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Westpoint:

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

The official website for Tippecanoe County: www.co.tippecanoe.in.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Westpoint, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westpoint) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westpoint. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3450, Longitude: -87.0429    









 

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