Official Name: | Weiss, Louisiana |
Pushpin Map: | Louisiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Weiss |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
Subdivision Name2: | Livingston |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 89 |
Coordinates: | 30.6472°N -90.9056°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 70706 |
Area Code: | 225 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 541210 |
Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Info: | 22-80325 |
Weiss is an unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located less than 3miles southwest of Baywood and 6miles northeast of Watson near the Amite River.
In 1894 a local man named Fred Nesom and his father Henry Nesom began organizing the community and sought the help of a German man named Fred Weiss who was the postmaster in the nearby community of Fred, Louisiana. Fred Weiss submitted the paperwork and proposed the name Weiss and it was accepted. The post office was closed sometime in April 1949.[1] [2]