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Welcome to Wiergate ...

Wiergate is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Wiergate is located in Newton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wiergate, you might consider that their post office opened in 1918.

Wiergate is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wiergate lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wiergate: 409

The ZIP code for Wiergate: 75977<3>

Communities near Wiergate ...

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

  • Jasper
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Newton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Merryville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Browndell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Browndell is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Evans
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • South Toledo Bend
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
  • Fairmount
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fairmount is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Toledo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Toledo is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Rock ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
  • Mason
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mason is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wiergate ...

Looking for more information about Wiergate? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wiergate, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wiergate.

Adding Wiergate to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wiergate post office opened in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wiergate.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wiergate - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Wiergate). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wiergate or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/