Welcome to Westover ...
Westover is located in the Texas Panhandle.
Westover is located in Baylor County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Westover, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.
Westover is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Westover lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Westover: 940
Communities Also Named Westover ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Westover: This one is located in Baylor County and the other is located in Ector County.
Beyond Texas, 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, South Dakota, Tennessee (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.
- Olney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Olney is located in Young County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <4>
- Seymour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seymour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Baylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,557 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <4>
- Megargel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
- Megargel is located in Archer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Megargel <4>
- Round Timber ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Round Timber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Timber
- Round Timber is located in Baylor County
- Padgett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Elbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Dundee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Archer County
- Anarene ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Proffitt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt
- Proffitt is located in Young County
- Archer City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer City
- Archer City is located in Archer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer City <4>
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.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westover ...
Looking for more information about Westover? 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 Westover, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Westover in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Westover post office opened in 1911.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Westover.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westover. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Baylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westover - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |