Welcome to Westport ...
Westport is located in Rapides Parish<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Westport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Westport is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Westport lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Westport: 318 & 457<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, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, 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.
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oakdale is located in Allen Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <5>
- Glenmora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenmora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmora
- Glenmora is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenmora <5>
- Forest Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Forest Hill is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hill <5>
- Elizabeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Allen Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
- McNary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Dido
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Mab
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Pitkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitkin
- Pitkin is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitkin <5>
- Reids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Marionville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Marionville is located in Allen Parish
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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Westport post office opened in 1881.
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 Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Westport area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Westport area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |