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Welcome to Weirwood ...

Weirwood is located in Fayette County<1>.

Weirwood is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Weirwood: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Weirwood ...

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

  • Beckley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayetteville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ansted
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mabscott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Sophia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Smithers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Gauley Bridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Whitesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Whitesville is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
    • Former names for Whitesville:
    • Jarrods Valley
    • Pritchard City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Weirwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Weirwood was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weirwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weirwood - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Weirwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Weirwood 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.