Welcome to Westside ...
Westside is located in Claiborne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Westside, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Westside is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Westside lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Westside: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Westside ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Westside - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California (3), Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, North Carolina and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Westside.
Communities near Westside ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Westside.
- Fayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Port Gibson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newellton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newellton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newellton
- Newellton is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newellton <4>
- Waterproof
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterproof have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
- Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <4>
- Rodney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Gulf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Gulf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grand Gulf
- From Westside to Grand Gulf
- Red Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Red Lick
- From Westside to Red Lick
- Yucatan Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harriston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Westside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westside.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Westside. 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 Westside.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Westside. See our Newspapers Page for Westside.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westside ...
Looking for more information about Westside? 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 Westside, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Westside.
Adding Westside to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Westside 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 Westside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Westside post office opened in 1887.
We also found Westside in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Westside.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westside - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Westside area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Westside 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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/ |