Welcome to Weadock ...
Weadock is located in Cheboygan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Weadock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
Weadock is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Weadock lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Weadock ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Weadock.
- Cheboygan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheboygan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheboygan
- Cheboygan is located in Cheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheboygan <4>
- Saint Ignace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignace
- Saint Ignace is located in Mackinac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignace <4>
- Pellston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mackinaw City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alanson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
- Alanson is located in Emmet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <4>
- Mackinac Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackinac Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
- Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Mullett Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
- Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
- Point Nipigon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
- Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
- Point Nipigon has also been known as:
- Point Nip-i-gon
- Silver Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
- Carp Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Weadock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Weadock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Weadock. 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 Weadock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Weadock. See our Newspapers Page for Weadock.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weadock ...
Looking for more information about Weadock? 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 Weadock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Weadock.
Adding Weadock to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Weadock 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 Weadock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Weadock post office opened in 1895.
We also found Weadock on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Weadock.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Cheboygan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weadock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |