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Welcome to Weldon ...

Weldon is primarily located in Claiborne Parish<1>. A portion of Weldon extends into Union Parish.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weldon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Weldon is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Weldon: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Weldon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Weldon - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Weldon ...

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

  • Farmerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Homer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bernice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dubach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Junction City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Junction City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Vienna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Lisbon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Spearsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lillie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weldon ...

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

Adding Weldon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Weldon post office opened in 1888. The Weldon post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weldon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weldon - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Weldon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Weldon 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>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/