Welcome to Westland ...

Westland is located in Morgan County<1>.

The location of Westland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Westland is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Westland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Westland lies within the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Westland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Westland - they are located in Alabama, Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Westland ...

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

• Athens
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Nelsonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
  • Nelsonville is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelsonville <4>
• New Lexington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • New Lexington is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lexington <4>
• Crooksville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooksville
  • Crooksville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooksville <4>
• Glouster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glouster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glouster
  • Glouster is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glouster <4>
• McConnelsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnelsville
  • McConnelsville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnelsville <4>
• Beverly
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <4>
• Chauncey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
  • Chauncey is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
• New Straitsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Straitsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Straitsville
  • New Straitsville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Straitsville <4>
• Shawnee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <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 Westland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westland ...

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

Adding Westland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Westland post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/