Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Westview in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westview. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westview listed first.
- Belfast
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belfast is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Racine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Racine is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Seneca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McElhany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McElhany is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElhany
- Spurgeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Hornet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hornet is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Hart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hart is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Neosho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Splitlog
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Splitlog is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splitlog
- Tipton Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton Ford is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Ford
- Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Erie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Tiff City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
- Coy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coy is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Christopher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Christopher is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Saginaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saginaw is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Blendville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blendville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
- Granby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Diamond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Former names for Diamond:
- Diamond Grove
- Diamond Mill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <2>
- Galena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wanda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wanda is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- West Joplin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Joplin
- Lowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell has also been known as:
- Lowell Station
- East Joplin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
- Joplin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Baxter Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Westview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |