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Welcome to Westmark ...

Westmark is located in Phelps County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westmark, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Westmark is 2,390 feet [728 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Westmark is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Westmark: 308

Communities near Westmark ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westmark ...

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

Adding Westmark to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westmark in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Westmark was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Westmark post office opened in 1879. The Westmark post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westmark.

Footnotes ...

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

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