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Welcome to Weymouth ...

Weymouth is located in Atlantic County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weymouth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Weymouth is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Weymouth: 609 & 640<3>

Communities Also Named Weymouth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Weymouth - they are located in Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nova Scotia and Ohio.

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

Communities near Weymouth ...

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

  • Vineland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Millville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasantville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hammonton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ocean City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Somers Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
  • Ventnor City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
  • Absecon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Northfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
  • Linwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Adding Weymouth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Weymouth 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 (so far) for Weymouth was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weymouth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Atlantic, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weymouth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 609 code has been Overlayed with the 640 area code. New phone numbers in the Weymouth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 609 or 640. As a result, placing a call in the Weymouth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).