Welcome to Westville ...

Westville is primarily located in Mahoning County<1>. A portion of Westville extends into Columbiana County.

The pronunciation of Westville: WEST-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Westville is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Westville: 330 & 234<4>

Communities Also Named Westville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Westville: This one is located in Mahoning County and the other is located in Champaign County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 28 communities that are also named Westville - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Westville ...

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

• Alliance
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Alliance is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alliance
  • From Westville to Alliance
• Salem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Salem is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Salem
  • From Westville to Salem
• Louisville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Louisville is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <5>
• Canfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Canfield is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canfield <5>
• Columbiana
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Columbiana is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiana <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Columbiana
  • From Westville to Columbiana
• Newton Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Newton Falls is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton Falls <5>
• Minerva
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Minerva is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <5>
• Hartville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hartville is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartville <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hartville
  • From Westville to Hartville
• Lisbon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lisbon is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lisbon
  • From Westville to Lisbon
• Leetonia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Leetonia is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetonia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leetonia <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westville ...

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

Adding Westville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westville 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 (so far) for Westville was on a map titled Road Map for Ohio (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westville.