Welcome to Weeks ...

Weeks is located in Colleton County<1>.

The location of Weeks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weeks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Weeks is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Weeks: (843)

Communities Also Named Weeks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Weeks: This one is located in Colleton County and the other is located in Aiken County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 8 communities that are also named Weeks - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Weeks ...

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

• Walterboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterboro
  • Walterboro is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walterboro <4>
• Saint George
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <4>
• Ridgeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
  • Ridgeville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeville <4>
• Branchville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Branchville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branchville <4>
• Cottageville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
  • Cottageville is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottageville <4>
• Harleyville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harleyville
  • Harleyville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harleyville <4>
• Reevesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
  • Reevesville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reevesville <4>
• Smoaks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoaks
  • Smoaks is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smoaks <4>
• Lodge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
  • Lodge is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodge <4>
• Williams
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <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 Weeks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Weeks.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weeks ...

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

Adding Weeks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Weeks 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 Weeks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Weeks post office opened in 1898.

We also found Weeks on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weeks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/