Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Westcott (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Westcott. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Westcott is located in Kent County .
To see how the shape of the state's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kent County : New London (CT) , Windham (CT) , Bristol , Newport , Providence & Washington .
Below are the counties that are near Westcott. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westcott:
Kent County (The home county of Westcott)
The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
West Warwick (Less than 2 miles to the south)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
West Warwick (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Phenix (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Phenix is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix Apponaug (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Apponaug is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug Cowesett (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Cowesett is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett Quidnick (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Quidnick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick Arkwright (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Arkwright is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Hillsgrove (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Norwood (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Norwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Buttonwoods (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Buttonwoods is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods East Greenwich (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
East Greenwich is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich Coventry (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Coventry is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
Annawomscutt (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Barrington (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
Barrington (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Bristol (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
Bristol (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Warren (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
Warren (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Coggeshall (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Coggeshall is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall Newport County
The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
Prudence Island (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Prudence Island is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island Jamestown (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
Lawtons (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Lawtons is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons Melville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Melville is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Portsmouth (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
Portsmouth (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Tiverton (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Jamestown (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Middletown (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Newport East (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Newport East is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East Clarks Village (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Clarks Village is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village Brenton Village (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Brenton Village is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village Providence County
The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
Oaklawn (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Oaklawn is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Meshanticut (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Meshanticut is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut Garden City (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Garden City is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Sockanosset (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Sockanosset is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset Knightsville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Knightsville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville Simmonsville (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Simmonsville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville Thornton (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Thornton is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Bellefonte (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Bellefonte is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Cranston (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Cranston is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
Kent ‑ Historic(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Kent is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Dyerville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Dyerville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerville Ashland ‑ Historic(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Ashland is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Washington County
The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
Mount View (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Mount View is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Exeter (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Wickford Junction (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Wickford (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Wickford is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford North Kingstown (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Allenton (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Allenton is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton Belleville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Belleville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville Exeter (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
North Kingstown (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
Austin (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Austin is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Liberty (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Liberty is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Slocum (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Slocum is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum New London County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
Voluntown (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Voluntown is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
Voluntown (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Glasgo (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Griswold (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Griswold is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
North Stonington (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
North Stonington is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
Jewett City (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
North Stonington (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Preston (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Lisbon (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Lisbon is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
Mashantucket (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Hanover (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Occum (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Occum is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum Windham County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
Oneco (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Sterling (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Sterling is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
Sterling (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Ekonk (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk South Killingly (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly East Killingly (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Killingly (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
Almyville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Almyville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville Moosup (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Plainfield (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
Ballouville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Central Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Bristol County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
Seekonk (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
Harris (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Harris is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris South Rehoboth (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth Ocean Grove (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove North Seekonk (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk Hortonville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville Swansea Center (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center Rehoboth (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
Globe Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village Swansea (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
Attleborough City (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City Dodgeville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville Norfolk County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
Burnt Swamp Corner (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Plainville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
Sheldonville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Bellingham (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
Wrentham (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
Franklin (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
Acorn Terrace (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace Foxborough (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Foxborough is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
North Foxboro (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro Pondville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Medway (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Medway is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
Norfolk (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
Plymouth County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
Lakeville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
North Lakeville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville Worcester County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
Blackstone (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
Millerville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville East Blackstone (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone Millville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Millville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
Uxbridge (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
North Uxbridge (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge South Milford (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
South Milford is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford Douglas (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
Linwood (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Mendon (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Mendon is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
East Douglas (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas Hopedale (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Hopedale is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westcott, see our County-by-County Page for Westcott .
Cemeteries Near Westcott ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westcott.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know . If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Westcott - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westcott covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
General Thomas Westcott Plot (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Holden - Bicknell - Taylor Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
St. Marys Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Remington - Arnold Plot (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Foster Kenyon Plot (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Jerauld - Gerald Plot (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Thomas Rice Plot (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Captain Samuel Green Plot (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
John H Holden Plot (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Robert Edmonds Burial Ground (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Westcott - Brown Plot (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Lippett Plot (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Continue List (822 more) ...
St. Pauls All Saints Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Rice Burial Yard (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Notre Dame Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Westcott in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westcott.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
Natick (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Natick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick Pontiac (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Pontiac is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac Clyde (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Clyde is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Phenix (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Phenix is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix River Point (Less than 2 miles to the west)
River Point is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point Quidnick (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Quidnick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick Crompton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Crompton is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crompton Cowesett (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Cowesett is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett Apponaug (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Apponaug is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug Greenwood (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Greenwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Oaklawn (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Oaklawn is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Arkwright (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Arkwright is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Continue List (17 more) ...
Anthony (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Anthony is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Chepiwanoxet (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Chepiwanoxet is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepiwanoxet Hillsgrove (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westcott. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westcott .
Newspapers Published in Westcott ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) .
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 377 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westcott.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westcott, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> Extended Newspaper List for Westcott.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Westcott:
Websites specific to Rhode Island Pages specific to Kent County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Newport County Providence County Washington County New London County Windham County Bristol County Norfolk County Plymouth County Worcester County Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westcott. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Westcott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westcott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.