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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 Westland (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 Westland. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Westland is located in Tarrant County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tarrant County: Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Parker & Wise.

Below are the counties that are near Westland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westland:

  • Tarrant County     (The home county of Westland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
    • White Settlement
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Westworth Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Benbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Westover Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Westover Hills is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Westworth Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Westworth Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westworth Village
    • Lakeside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • River Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Worth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sansom Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Francis Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Primrose
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
    • Wedgewood East
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Wedgewood East is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood East
    • Edgecliff Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
    • Grapevine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Estelle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Grand Prairie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
    • Elizabethtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Roanoke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Southlake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Westlake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshall Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
    • Trophy Club
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Justin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Northlake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • DISH
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • DISH is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Corral City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Corral City is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Flower Mound
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
    • Mansfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Britton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Venus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
    • Cresson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Acton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brazos Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • DeCordova
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Granbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
    • Pecan Plantation
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
    • Fort Spunky
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
    • Crowley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Burleson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Timber
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Godley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Joshua
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Briaroaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Egan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Lillian
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Keene
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Cleburne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bono
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bono is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Alvarado
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Coyote Flats
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
    • Aledo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Willow Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Annetta North
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Annetta South
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Annetta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Hudson Oaks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Azle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
    • Dicey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
    • Sanctuary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Reno
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Reno is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
    • Weatherford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Carter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Springtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.
    • Briar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Newark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Rhome
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Aurora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Boyd
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • New Fairview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Bluett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Herman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westland, see our County-by-County Page for Westland.

Cemeteries Near Westland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westland.

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 Westland - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.

  • Benbrook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Como Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McConnel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Underwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • O'Neal Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Keyes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Newsom Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Goforth Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (156 more) ...
    • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Old Trinity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Westland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westland.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Westland, with the one closest to Westland listed first.

  • Benbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Aledo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Primrose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
  • Fort Worth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Annetta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Annetta is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
  • Azle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Azle is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
  • Crowley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saginaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dicey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dicey is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
  • Earls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Earls is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
  • Burleson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Chapin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chapin is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Cresson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kennedale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westland.

Newspapers Published in Westland ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westland, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westland.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Westland:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Westland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.