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Welcome to Weaverland ...

Weaverland is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weaverland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Weaverland is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Weaverland: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Weaverland ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weaverland ...

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

Adding Weaverland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Weaverland 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 Weaverland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Weaverland post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weaverland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weaverland - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Weaverland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Weaverland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/