Wevertown | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Nickname: | Pipetown USA |
Pushpin Map: | New York |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Warren |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1066 |
Coordinates: | 43.6334°N -73.941°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 12886 |
Area Code: | 518 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Footnotes: | North Creek U.S. Geological Survey Map |
Wevertown is a hamlet in the Adirondack Mountains/Adirondack Park. It is in the town of Johnsburg in the northwestern corner of Warren County, New York, United States, and is part of the Glens Falls metropolitan area.
The hamlet is northeast of Johnsburg hamlet on Route 8, approximately eight miles east of North Creek. The latitude of Wevertown is 43.633N. The longitude is -73.941W. The elevation is 1,066 feet. Wevertown appears on the North Creek United States Geological Survey (USGS) Map. Wevertown is part of the Upper Hudson Watershed—02020001.[1] Nearby mountains include: Gore Mountain, McGann Mountain, Gage Mountain, Pine Mountain, Eleventh Mountain, and Pete Gay Mountain, Ethan Mountain, Henderson Mountain. Nearby lakes include Friends Lake and Loon Lake.
Wevertown was founded by John Wever (1782-1870) and wife Mercy Barney Wever (1784-1865), who operated a sawmill.[2] Wevertown was originally a tannery that opened in 1833, and called at times Nobles Corners. The first postmaster was appointed before 1850.[3]