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Weiner’s post office opened in 1884, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Weiner was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1973. Below: maps from 1939 on and the census since 1910.

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How Weiner began

When was Weiner founded?

1884

The Weiner post office opened in 1884, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 232 in 19102020 census: 647142 years
Founding year: the first Weiner post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Weiner’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Weiner are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Weiner’s history is told.

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The story so far

Weiner, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Weiner yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Weiner is a city in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 647 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1884. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 716 to 647 (-10%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Weiner, decade by decade

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On the map

Weiner on the map, 1939 to 1960

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Weiner. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

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U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Weiner.

On the National Register

1 listing protects 6 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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2024
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church Historic District
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church Historic District
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St. Anthony’s Catholic Church Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2024

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Weiner, census by census

0200400600800192019401960198020002020Peak: 760

Between 232 and 760 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Weiner’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Weiner

Nobody well known was born in Weiner itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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John GrishamAmerican writer · b. 1955
Mary SteenburgenAmerican actress, singer and songwriter · b. 1953
Alice WaltonAmerican heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Sto… · b. 1949
Wes BentleyAmerican actor · b. 1978
Mike BeebeGovernor of Arkansas from 2007 to 2015 · b. 1946
Jim WaltonAmerican businessman · b. 1948

Questions about Weiner’s history

What year was Weiner founded?

The Weiner post office opened in 1884, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Weiner?

One place: the St. Anthony’s Catholic Church Historic District (listed 2024).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (18), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.