Welcome to Weed ...
Weed is located in Adair County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Weed, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Weed is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Weed lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Weed (for example, toward Somerset), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Weed: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Weed ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Weed - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Montana, New Mexico (2) and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Weed.
Communities near Weed ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Weed.
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Columbia
- From Weed to Columbia
- Greensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Greensburg is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
- Edmonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
- Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <4>
- Burkesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
- Burkesville is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <4>
- Hiseville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hiseville
- From Weed to Hiseville
- Keltner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keltner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Keltner
- From Weed to Keltner
- Sparksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sparksville
- From Weed to Sparksville
- Breeding
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breeding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Breeding
- From Weed to Breeding
- Pickett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pickett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pickett
- From Weed to Pickett
- Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Weed. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Weed.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Weed. 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 Weed.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Weed. See our Newspapers Page for Weed.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weed ...
Looking for more information about Weed? 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 Weed, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Weed.
Adding Weed to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Weed 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 Weed was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Weed post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Weed.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weed. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Adair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weed - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Weed area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Weed area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |