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Welcome to Weston ...

So far, we found very little information about Weston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Weston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Weston, please Contact Us.

Weston would have been located within present day Jo Daviess County<2>.

The pronunciation of Weston: WEST-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Weston is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Weston was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Weston was located: 815 & 779<5>

Communities Also Named Weston ...

While we believe that this Weston is located in Jo Daviess County, we know of another 2 Illinois communities named Weston. Those communities are located in the following counties: DuPage and McLean County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 43 communities that are also named Weston - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (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.

  • Galena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Galena is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <6>
  • Savanna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bellevue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <6>
  • Stockton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Warren
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Warren is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <6>
  • Hazel Green
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
  • Shullsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Benton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Benton is located in Lafayette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Preston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Preston is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <6>
  • Hanover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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.

Adding Weston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Weston 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 (so far) for Weston was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weston.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Weston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jo Daviess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Weston. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Weston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Weston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.