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>
Westwater itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Westwater, with the one closest to Westwater listed first.
- Cottonwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Grand County
- Utaline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Agate ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
- Agate is located in Grand County
- Cisco ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Cisco is located in Grand County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <3>
- Fruita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruita
- Fruita is located in Mesa County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruita <3>
- Sagers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Richardson ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richardson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Richardson is located in Grand County
- Grand Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
- Grand Junction is located in Mesa County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Westwater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grand County: www.grandcountyutah.net/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.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 Westwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |