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Welcome to Westwood ...

Westwood is located in Oktibbeha County<1>.

Westwood is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Westwood: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Westwood ...

While we believe that this Westwood is located in Oktibbeha County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Westwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Forrest and Webster County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 81 communities that are also named Westwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (5), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (10), Ohio (5), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Quebec, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (3), Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (6) and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Westwood ...

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

  • West Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Maben
    (16 miles [25.7 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Crawford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Artesia
    (11 miles [17.7 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clayton Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
  • Adaton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
  • Longview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Sessums
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westwood ...

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

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 Westwood - 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 Westwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Westwood 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.