Welcome to Wesson ...

Wesson is located in Brunswick County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wesson, 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 1911.

Wesson is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Wesson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wesson - they are located in Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas.

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

Communities near Wesson ...

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

• Emporia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Emporia is located in Emporia City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporia <4>
• South Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
  • South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hill <4>
• La Crosse
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <4>
• McKenney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney
  • McKenney is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenney <4>
• Brodnax
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
  • Brodnax is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodnax <4>
• Alberta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
• Edgerton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  • Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
• Ezell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
  • Ezell is located in Brunswick County
• Powellton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
  • Powellton is located in Brunswick County
• Brokenburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
  • Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wesson ...

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

Adding Wesson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wesson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/