Welcome to Weare ...

Weare is located in Oceana County<1>.

The location of Weare has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weare, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Weare is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Weare lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Weare lies within the (231) area code.

Communities Also Named Weare ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Weare - it's located in New Hampshire.

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

Communities near Weare ...

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

• Ludington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
  • Ludington is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludington <4>
• Hart
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Hart is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <4>
• Shelby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
• Scottville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
  • Scottville is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
  • Scottville has also been known as:
  • Mason Center
  • Sweetland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <4>
• Hesperia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesperia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
  • Hesperia is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <4>
• Pentwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentwater
  • Pentwater is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pentwater <4>
• Rothbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothbury
  • Rothbury is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothbury <4>
• New Era
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Era have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
  • New Era is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Era <4>
• Custer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Custer is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Former names for Custer:
  • Black Creek
  • Ferryville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <4>
• Walkerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
  • Walkerville is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weare ...

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

Adding Weare to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Weare 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 Weare was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weare.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weare. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oceana County: www.oceana.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/