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Welcome to Westbend ...

Westbend is located in Powell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westbend, 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.

Westbend is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Westbend and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Westbend: 606

Communities near Westbend ...

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

  • Winchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Sterling
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
    • Mount Sterling is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <4>
  • Stanton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Irvine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Irvine is located in Estill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <4>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Irvine
    • From Westbend to Irvine
  • Jeffersonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
    • Jeffersonville is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
  • Owingsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Camargo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camargo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
    • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Clay City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Middletown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Ravenna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
    • Ravenna is located in Estill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <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 Westbend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westbend.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westbend ...

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

Adding Westbend to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Westbend on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westbend.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Powell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westbend - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.