Welcome to West Port ...
So far, we found very little information about West Port. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added West Port to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with West Port, please Contact Us.
West Port would have been located within present day Lowndes County<2>.
A typical abbreviation for West Port: W. Port
While the community is gone, the present day location for West Port is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where West Port was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where West Port was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities Also Named West Port ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Port - they are located in Florida and Kansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Port.
Communities near West Port ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Port.
- West Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Artesia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Ethelsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Bent Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Kolola Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
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 West Port. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Port.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Port. 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 West Port.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Port. See our Newspapers Page for West Port.
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 West Port, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lowndes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Port - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the West Port area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the West Port area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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