Welcome to Weepah ...
So far, we found very little information about Weepah. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Weepah to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Weepah, please Contact Us.
Weepah would have been located within present day Esmeralda County<2>.
The location of Weepah has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Weepah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Weepah is 6,150 feet [1,875 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Weepah is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Weepah was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Weepah would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities near Weepah ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Weepah.
- Blair ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Blair is located in Esmeralda County
- Blair Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Junction
- Blair Junction is located in Esmeralda County
- Silver Peak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Peak
- Silver Peak is located in Esmeralda County
- Coaldale ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Coaldale is located in Esmeralda County
- Coaldale has also been known as:
- Coaldale Junction
- Nivloc ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nivloc
- Nivloc is located in Esmeralda County
- Tonopah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah
- Tonopah is located in Nye County
- Former name for Tonopah:
- Butler City
- Tonopah has also been known as:
- New Belmont
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonopah <5>
- Goldfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
- Goldfield is located in Esmeralda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldfield <5>
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 Weepah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Weepah.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Weepah. 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 Weepah.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Weepah. See our Newspapers Page for Weepah.
Adding Weepah to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Weepah 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 Weepah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Weepah post office opened in 1927.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Weepah.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Weepah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Esmeralda, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weepah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |