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Welcome to Wier ...So far, we found very little information about Wier. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Wier to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wier, please Contact Us. Wier would have been located within present day Lumpkin County<2>. The location of Wier has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Wier, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1883. While the community is gone, the present day location for Wier is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Wier was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Wier once stood is in the (706) & (762)<5> area codes. Communities Also Named Wier ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Wier: This one is located in Lumpkin County and the other is located in Dawson County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wier. Communities near Wier ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wier.
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 Wier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wier. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wier. 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 Wier. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wier. See our Newspapers Page for Wier. Adding Wier to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Wier in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wier was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883. We also found Wier on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Wier. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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