Welcome to Weirwood ...

Weirwood is located in Northampton County<1>.

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

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

Weirwood is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Weirwood: (757)

Communities Also Named Weirwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Weirwood - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Weirwood ...

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

• Exmore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmore
  • Exmore is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exmore <4>
• Onancock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onancock
  • Onancock is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onancock <4>
• Cape Charles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Charles
  • Cape Charles is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Charles <4>
• Belle Haven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
  • Belle Haven is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Haven <4>
• Onley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onley
  • Onley is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onley <4>
• Cheriton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheriton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheriton
  • Cheriton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheriton <4>
• Melfa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melfa
  • Melfa is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melfa <4>
• Eastville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
  • Eastville is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastville <4>
• Wachapreague
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wachapreague
  • Wachapreague is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wachapreague <4>
• Painter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter
  • Painter is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painter <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 Weirwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Weirwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weirwood ...

Looking for more information about Weirwood? 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 Weirwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Weirwood.

Adding Weirwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Weirwood post office opened in 1908.

We also found Weirwood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weirwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northampton County: www.co.northampton.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/