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Welcome to Weimer ...

Weimer is located in Mason County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weimer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Weimer is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Weimer (for example, toward Two Rivers (WI)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Weimer: 231

Communities Also Named Weimer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Weimer - they are located in Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Weimer ...

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

  • Ludington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Manistee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Scottville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Scottville is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
    • 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 <3>
  • Pentwater
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Eastlake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastlake is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Custer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Custer is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Former names for Custer:
    • Black Creek
    • Ferryville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <3>
  • Fountain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Free Soil
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Buttersville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Buttersville is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttersville
  • White Pine Village ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • White Pine Village is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weimer ...

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

Adding Weimer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Weimer post office opened in 1902. The Weimer post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weimer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weimer - 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/