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History · South Weldon

Half of South Weldon’s homes were built after 1959

Most of South Weldon was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1959. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1974 on, and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
8%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From South Weldon’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about South Weldon’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of South Weldon’s homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how South Weldon’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewA menace to Society. The Padgett family…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

South Weldon, in brief

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

South Weldon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Weldon had a population of 550. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 705 to 550 (-22%).

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

By decade

South Weldon, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s1 item
A menace to Society. The Padgett family. The entire family including the mother totally illiterate. No one could read o…1914A menace to Society. The Padgett family. The entire f…
1920s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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On the map

South Weldon on the map, 1974 to 1997

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

South Weldon on the 1974 USGS mapSouth Weldon on the 1997 USGS map1974Weldon sheet · 1:24,000

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

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

A menace to Society. The Padgett family. The entire family including the mother totally illiterate. No one could read o…
Retake this viewA menace to Society. The Padgett family. The entire family including the mother totally illiterate. No one could read o…, 1914

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on South Weldon’s page.

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People over time

South Weldon, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,40020002020Peak: 1,414

Between 550 and 1,414 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to South Weldon

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

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Chris DaughtryAmerican musician and American Idol contestant · b. 1979
Kent BazemoreAmerican basketball player · b. 1989
John EatonAmerican politician and diplomat · b. 1790
George GrizzardAmerican actor · b. 1928
John Y. MasonAmerican politician · b. 1799
Chuck BrownAmerican guitarist, bandleader and singer · b. 1936
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about South Weldon’s history

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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 the Library of Congress (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.