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Welcome to Weta ...

Weta is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Weta had a population of 5 people.<2> (see below for details).

Weta is 2,300 feet [701 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Weta is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Weta lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Weta (for example, toward Murdo), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Weta: 605

Communities near Weta ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weta ...

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

Adding Weta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Weta post office opened in 1908. The Weta post office closed in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Weta.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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