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History · Westside

Half of Westside’s homes were built after 1969

Most of Westside was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1969. Below: maps from 1931 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Westside’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Westside are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Westside, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Westside yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Westside (formerly, O'Neill) is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California. It is located 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Coalinga, at an elevation of 249 feet (76 m).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Westside on the map, 1931 to 1971

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Westside. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Westside on the 1931 USGS mapWestside on the 1950 USGS mapWestside on the 1971 USGS map1931Towne Oil Station sheet · 1:31,680

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Westside.

Famous people

Famous people close to Westside

Nobody well known was born in Westside itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Mick WingertAmerican voice actor · b. 1974
Tyson ChandlerAmerican basketball player · b. 1982
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Sean ParnellAmerican politician · b. 1962
Steve PerryAmerican singer · b. 1949
Jo StaffordAmerican singer · b. 1917
Matt ShivelyAmerican actor · b. 1990
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Kings County Development Company Farm Number 1locale

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.