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Welcome to Weir ...The town of Weir is located in Choctaw County<1>. The location of Weir has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Weir, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Weir has a population of 428 people<3> (see below for details). Weir is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Weir lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Weir: (662) Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Weir had an population of 428 people. This is a decrease of 6.75% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 22.6% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Weir had a population of 459 people (or 5.37% of the total population of Choctaw County). This makes Weir the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Weir represents 0.02% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 220th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 459 people, the population of Weir decreased 17% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 553 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Weir. Communities Also Named Weir ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Weir - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska (2), Ontario, Quebec, Tennessee and Texas (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Weir. Communities near Weir ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Weir.
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 Weir. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Weir. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Weir. 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 Weir. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Weir. See our Newspapers Page for Weir. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weir ...Looking for more information about Weir? 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 Weir, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Weir. Adding Weir to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Weir 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 Weir was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Weir in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Weir. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weir. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/ Footnotes ...
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