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Welcome to Weldon ...

Weldon is located in Pulaski County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weldon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Weldon is 2,040 feet [622 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Weldon: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Weldon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Weldon - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and Texas.

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

Communities near Weldon ...

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

  • Radford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Wytheville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearisburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Dublin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Narrows
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Pembroke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakvale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Glen Lyn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Sassin ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sassin is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
  • Wurno
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Wurno is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weldon ...

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

Adding Weldon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Weldon post office opened in 1879. The Weldon post office closed in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weldon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weldon - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Weldon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Weldon 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>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/