More historic than 10% of U.S. towns · #101 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Most of South Weber was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2001. Below: maps from 1955 on and the census since 1880.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1863.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives South Weber’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, South Weber is more historic than 10% of U.S. towns, #101 of 119 in Utah. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of South Weber’s overall grade.
Utah towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Utah town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so South Weber’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (18% of Utah towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±0.7 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1851.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about South Weber’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds
South Weber had its own post office from 1863 to 1868.
South Weber
1863–1868
18601940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
C and G EstatesCanyon Cove EstatesCanyon DriveCherry Farm EstatesDeer Run EstatesKoziar HillsLesterPeachwood EstatesRoyal Farms EstatesRoyal OaksSouth Weber Valley Estates
Gone or out of use
Kingston Fortmilitary
1cemetery inside South Weber
South Weber
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
South Weber was the site of the Morrisite War. On June 13, 1862, an estimated 500-man army perched cannons atop the bluffs on the south side of the city, aimed at Joseph Morris. The war lasted three days, and ultimately resulted in the death of Joseph Morris, John Banks, and a few others. Upon seeing their leaders dead, the remainder of the Morrisites surrendered.
In 1851, according to Wikidata. South Weber’s post office opened in 1863, and the census of 1880 counted 239 people here.
How does South Weber rank for history?
South Weber is more historic than 10% of U.S. towns, #101 of 119 in Utah. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in South Weber?
0.0% of South Weber’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 2.8% for an Utah town; the median home was built in 2001.
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).
From Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikipedia, 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.
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