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Welcome to Westover ...

So far, we found very little information about Westover. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Westover to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Westover, please Contact Us.

Westover would have been located within present day Jones County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Westover had a population of 6 people.<3> (see below for details).

While the community is gone, the present day location for Westover is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Westover was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Westover (for example, toward Belvidere), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The Area Code where Westover was located: 605

Communities Also Named Westover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Westover - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Georgia (3), Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina (5), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (6) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Westover ...

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

  • White River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
    • White River is located in Mellette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White River <6>
  • Murdo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdo
    • Murdo is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murdo <6>
  • Draper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Draper have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Draper is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <6>
  • Wood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
    • Wood is located in Mellette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood <6>
  • Okaton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Vivian
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
    • Vivian is located in Lyman County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <6>
  • Capa ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Antelope
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Belvidere
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvidere have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
    • Belvidere is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <6>
  • Mission
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

Adding Westover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westover 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 Westover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Westover post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westover.

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Westover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Westover.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westover - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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