Welcome to Westland ...

Westland is located in Umatilla 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 1917.

Westland is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Westland lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Westland: (541) and (458)<4>

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, Ohio, 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.

• Hermiston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermiston
  • Hermiston is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermiston <5>
• Umatilla
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
  • Umatilla is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <5>
• Boardman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • Boardman is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <5>
• Stanfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
  • Stanfield is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanfield <5>
• Irrigon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irrigon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irrigon
  • Irrigon is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irrigon <5>
• Echo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Echo is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <5>
• Power City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
  • Power City is located in Umatilla County
• Plymouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Benton County (WA)
• Cold Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County
• Paterson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Benton County (WA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paterson <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 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.<6>

From that list, the Westland post office opened in 1917.

We also found Westland mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

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 Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/