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Welcome to Westerman ...

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

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

Westerman would have been located within present day Taylor County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Westerman is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Westerman was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Westerman was located: 304 & 681<4>

Communities near Westerman ...

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

  • Morgantown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Fairmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgeport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
  • Grafton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Westover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Westover is located in Monongalia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <5>
  • Philippi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Kingwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Shinnston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Barrackville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrackville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
    • Barrackville is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people

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

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

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 Westerman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westerman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Westerman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Westerman area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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.




 

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