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Welcome to Weaver ...

Weaver is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Weaver is located in Hopkins County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Weaver, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Weaver is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Weaver lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Weaver: (903) and (430)<3>

Communities Also Named Weaver ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Weaver - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Weaver ...

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

  • Sulphur Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Winnsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
    • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <4>
  • Mount Vernon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Como
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Como is located in Hopkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
  • Winfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
    • Winfield is located in Titus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
  • Yantis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
    • Yantis is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <4>
  • Tira
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tira have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
    • Tira is located in Hopkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Miller's Cove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
    • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Saltillo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dike
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weaver ...

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

Adding Weaver to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Weaver 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 Weaver was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Weaver in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Weaver post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weaver.

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

The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hopkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weaver - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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