Welcome to Weir ...

Weir is located in Hooker 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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

Weir is 3,470 feet [1,058 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Weir is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Weir lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Weir (for example, toward Thedford), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Weir is located in the (308) area code.

Communities Also Named Weir ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nebraska communities named Weir: This one is located in Hooker County and the other is located in Knox County.

Beyond Nebraska, there are 11 communities that are also named Weir - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, 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 6 communities that are near Weir.

• Mullen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen
  • Mullen is located in Hooker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullen <4>
• Heil School ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heil School
  • Heil School is located in Hooker County
  • Heil School has also been known as:
  • Hecla
• Whitman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • Whitman is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitman <4>
• Hyannis
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyannis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis
  • Hyannis is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyannis <4>
• Seneca
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Thomas County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 35 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
• Ashby
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
  • Ashby is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashby <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 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Weir, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 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 Hooker County: www.co.hooker.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/