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Welcome to Westover ...

Westover is located in Crawford County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Westover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Westover is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Westover lies within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Westover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Westover - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Georgia (3), Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina (5), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (6) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Westover ...

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

  • Cuba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
  • Steelville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bourbon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
    • Bourbon is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <4>
  • Viburnum
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viburnum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viburnum
    • Viburnum is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viburnum <4>
  • Leasburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
    • Leasburg is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leasburg <4>
  • West Sullivan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
    • West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Saint Cloud
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Cloud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
    • Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Elaver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
    • Elaver is located in Crawford County
  • Cherryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
    • Cherryville is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <4>
  • Berryman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
    • Berryman is located in Washington County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westover ...

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

Adding Westover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westover 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 Westover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Westover post office opened in 1901.

We also found Westover on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westover.

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westover - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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