Welcome to Weldon Spring ...

The city of Weldon Spring is located in Saint Charles County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weldon Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Weldon Spring: Weldon Spg. (or less commonly used: Weldon Spng. or Weldon Sprng.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Weldon Spring has a population of 5,527 people<3> (see below for details).

Weldon Spring is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Weldon Spring had an population of 5,527 people. This is an increase of 1.54% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Weldon Spring had a population of 5,443 people. This makes Weldon Spring the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Weldon Spring represents 0.09% of the total population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 121st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,443 people, the population of Weldon Spring increased 3.28% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,270 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Weldon Spring.

Communities near Weldon Spring ...

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

• O'Fallon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <5>
• Saint Charles
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>
• Florissant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• Wentzville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentzville
  • Wentzville is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wentzville <5>
• Wildwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <5>
• University City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Ballwin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
  • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <5>
• Kirkwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
• Maryland Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
  • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
• Hazelwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Hazelwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelwood <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weldon Spring ...

Looking for more information about Weldon Spring? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Weldon Spring, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Weldon Spring.

Adding Weldon Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Weldon Spring 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 Weldon Spring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Weldon Spring post office opened in 1875.

We also found Weldon Spring in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weldon Spring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Charles County: www.saintcharlescounty.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/