Welcome to Westplains ...

Westplains is located in Graves County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westplains, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Westplains is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Westplains: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Westplains ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Westplains - it's located in Colorado.

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

Communities near Westplains ...

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

• Paducah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
  • Paducah is located in McCracken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paducah
  • From Westplains to Paducah
• Mayfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Graves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mayfield
  • From Westplains to Mayfield
• Benton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Benton
  • From Westplains to Benton
• Calvert City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
  • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
  • Calvert City has also been known as:
  • Calvert
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Calvert City
  • From Westplains to Calvert City
• Wingo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
  • Wingo is located in Graves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingo <4>
• Hardin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <4>
• Lone Oak
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
• Boaz
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  • Boaz is located in Graves County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boaz
  • From Westplains to Boaz
• West Viola
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
  • West Viola is located in Graves County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Viola
  • From Westplains to West Viola
• Pottsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Graves County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pottsville
  • From Westplains to Pottsville

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 Westplains. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westplains.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westplains ...

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

Adding Westplains to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westplains 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 Westplains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Westplains post office opened in 1877.

We also found Westplains in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westplains.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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