The story
Read it all →How Weir came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Weir.
The town of Weir was settled by former Confederate Colonel John Weir and his brother James in 1868.
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History · Weir
Weir dates to 1868, and 11% of its homes were built before 1940
Its Register listing is the Col. John Weir House. Its Register listing is the Col. John Weir House. Below: 3 old photos and papers, maps from 1966 on, and the census since 1900.
1868founded
1on the National Register
11%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
3famous people
Quick answers
How Weir began
When was Weir founded?
1868
Weir dates its founding to 1868 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1900.
First census: 91 in 19002020 census: 441158 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1884.The full story ↓
What stands out about Weir’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Weir’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Weir’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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Weir, 1868 to 1977
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1868FoundingWeir is established
- 1878BuiltCol. John Weir House is built
- 1884Post officeThe Weir post office opens
- 20th century
- 1956Born hereDennis Johnson is born here
- 1966
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey - 1970Born hereTony Kimbrough is born here
- 1977
Born hereRoy Oswalt is born here
By decade
Weir, decade by decade
Date unknown3 to date
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2008On the map
Weir on the map in 1966
The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Weir.
1966Weir sheet · 1:24,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Weir.
Then & now
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1 historic place in Weir
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1997
Col. John Weir House
Buildings
Architectural styles listings
Greek Revival1
All 1 listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
People over time
Weir, census by census
Between 91 and 573 people in every census since 1900.
13 censuses, 1900–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Weir’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
See all →3 famous people were born in Weir
Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.
Questions about Weir’s history
What year was Weir founded?
In 1868, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Weir’s post office opened in 1884, and the census of 1900 counted 91 people here.
What is on the National Register in Weir?
One place: the Col. John Weir House (listed 1997).
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Sources
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 (8), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.