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Welcome to Westfield ...

Westfield is located in Emmons County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Westfield is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Westfield (for example, toward McIntosh (SD)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Westfield: 701

Communities Also Named Westfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Westfield - they are located in Alabama (2), California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Westfield ...

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

  • Linton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
    • Linton is located in Emmons County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linton <4>
  • Herreid
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Strasburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
    • Strasburg is located in Emmons County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
  • Pollock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
    • Pollock is located in Campbell County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <4>
  • Zeeland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hague
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kenel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Yates
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Artas
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artas
    • Artas is located in Campbell County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Mound City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Mound City is located in Campbell County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westfield ...

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

Adding Westfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westfield 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 Westfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Westfield post office opened in 1888.

We also found Westfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Emmons, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/