Welcome to Wea ...

Wea is located in Miami County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wea, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.

Wea is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wea: 913

Communities Also Named Wea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wea - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Wea ...

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

• Overland Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <3>
• Olathe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Olathe
  • From Wea to Olathe
• Lenexa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lenexa
  • From Wea to Lenexa
• Leawood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leawood
  • From Wea to Leawood
• Grandview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Grandview is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <3>
• Belton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Belton is located in Cass County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Belton
  • From Wea to Belton
• Raymore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Raymore is located in Cass County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymore
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymore <3>
• Gardner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gardner is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <3>
• Prairie Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Village is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Prairie Village
  • From Wea to Prairie Village
• Harrisonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Harrisonville is located in Cass County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wea ...

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

Adding Wea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wea 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 (so far) for Wea was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wea post office opened in 1867. The Wea post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wea.