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Welcome to Weeks ...

Weeks is located in Iberia Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weeks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Weeks is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Weeks: 337

Communities Also Named Weeks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Weeks - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Michigan, Nevada, Oklahoma and South Carolina (2).

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

Communities near Weeks ...

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

  • New Iberia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jeanerette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Baldwin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Erath
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Erath is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erath <3>
  • Delcambre
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Loreauville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Florence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Florence is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Cote Blanche Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cote Blanche Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cote Blanche Landing
  • Cypremort Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cypremort Point is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypremort Point

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weeks ...

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

Adding Weeks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Weeks 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 Weeks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Weeks post office opened in 1898. The Weeks post office closed in 1969.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weeks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Iberia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weeks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/