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Welcome to Westmoreland ...

Westmoreland is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westmoreland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.

Westmoreland is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Westmoreland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Westmoreland: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Westmoreland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Westmoreland - they are located in Alabama (2), Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Westmoreland.

Communities near Westmoreland ...

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

  • Huntington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ashland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
  • Ironton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ironton is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
  • Flatwoods
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Barboursville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • South Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Russell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Russell is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
  • Kenova
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Raceland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Coal Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 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 Westmoreland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westmoreland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westmoreland ...

Looking for more information about Westmoreland? 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 Westmoreland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Westmoreland.

Adding Westmoreland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westmoreland 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 (so far) for Westmoreland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Westmoreland post office opened in 1921. The Westmoreland post office closed in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westmoreland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westmoreland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Westmoreland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Westmoreland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/