Welcome to Weedman ...

Weedman is primarily located in De Witt County<1>. A portion of Weedman extends into McLean County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weedman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Weedman is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Weedman (for example, toward State Line City (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Websites for Weedman ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mcleancochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Weedman, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Weedman ...

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

• Mahomet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
  • Mahomet is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <4>
• Monticello
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Le Roy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <4>
• Gibson City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
  • Gibson City is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
  • Gibson City has also been known as:
  • Gibson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <4>
• Heyworth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyworth
  • Heyworth is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyworth <4>
• Fisher
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Fisher is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
• Farmer City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City
  • Farmer City is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmer City <4>
• Colfax
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Downs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Downs is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downs <4>
• Mansfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <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 Weedman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Weedman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weedman ...

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

Adding Weedman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Weedman post office opened in 1879.

We also found Weedman in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weedman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for De Witt County: www.dewittcountyill.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov