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Welcome to Wiehe ...

Wiehe is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wiehe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1918.

Wiehe is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wiehe: 228

Websites for Wiehe ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hancockchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Wiehe, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Wiehe ...

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

  • Bay Saint Louis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Picayune
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Diamondhead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pass Christian
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Waveland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pearl River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <3>
  • Kiln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Necaise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Necaise is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
  • Nicholson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Gainesville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gainesville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wiehe ...

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

Adding Wiehe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wiehe in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Wiehe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wiehe post office opened in 1918. The Wiehe post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wiehe.

Footnotes ...

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