Welcome to Weston ...

Weston is located in Nicholas County<1>.

The location of Weston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Weston is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Weston: (859)

Communities Also Named Weston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Weston: This one is located in Nicholas County and the other is located in Crittenden County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 43 communities that are also named Weston - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Washington (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Weston ...

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

• Paris
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Mount Sterling
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Mount Sterling is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <4>
• Cynthiana
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
  • Cynthiana is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cynthiana <4>
• Flemingsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
  • Flemingsburg is located in Fleming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flemingsburg <4>
• Carlisle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Owingsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owingsville
  • Owingsville is located in Bath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owingsville <4>
• Millersburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• North Middletown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
  • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
• Sharpsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
• Mount Olivet
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olivet
  • Mount Olivet is located in Robertson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olivet <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weston ...

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

Adding Weston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Weston post office opened in 1853.

We also found Weston in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/