Welcome to Weldon ...

Weldon is located in Morris County<1>.

The location of Weldon 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Weldon is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Weldon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Weldon - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Weldon ...

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

• Morristown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
• Dover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Hackettstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
  • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
• Boonton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
  • Boonton is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
• Newton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
• Borough of Essex Fells
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Essex Fells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Essex Fells
  • Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
• Essex Fells
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Fells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Fells
  • Essex Fells is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
• Edison
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Edison is located in Sussex County
• Lake Mohawk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohawk
  • Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
• Hibernia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
  • Hibernia is located in Morris County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weldon ...

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

Adding Weldon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Weldon post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weldon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Morris County: www.co.morris.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/