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Welcome to Westland Heights ...

Westland Heights is located in Oktibbeha County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Westland Heights: Westland Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Westland Heights is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Westland Heights: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Westland Heights ...

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

  • Starkville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • West Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ackerman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Maben
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Mathiston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Crawford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Artesia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Sturgis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Longview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Clayton Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westland Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Oktibbeha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westland Heights - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Westland Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Westland Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.