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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Westview in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westview. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westview listed first.

  • Granger
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Granger is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
  • Taylorsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • El Dorado
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • Murray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
    • Murray has also been known as:
    • Murray City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <2>
  • Buena Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • West Jordan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Millcreek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Union is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Sugar House ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
  • Williams
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Salt Lake City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottonwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Riter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Riter is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riter
  • Fort Douglas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Douglas is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
    • Fort Douglas has also been known as:
    • Camp Kent
  • Hot Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hot Springs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Sandy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <2>
  • Bingham ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Bingham has also been known as:
    • Bingham Canyon
    • Bingham Herd House
    • Binghams Gulch
    • Jinxtown
  • Herriman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jordan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Draper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <2>
  • Woods Cross
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lake Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake Point is located in Tooele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
  • Centerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
    • Former names for Centerville:
    • Cherry Settlement
    • Deuel Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <2>
  • Mills Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Mills Junction is located in Tooele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Junction
    • Former names for Mills Junction:
    • Milltown
    • Millvale
    • Milton
    • Richville

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 Westview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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