Weiss,_Louisiana

Weiss, Louisiana

Weiss, Louisiana

Unincorporated community in Louisiana

Weiss is an unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located less than 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) southwest of Baywood and 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) northeast of Watson near the Amite River.

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History

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.[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weiss, Louisiana
  2. [2]
    Clare D’Artois Leeper (October 19, 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. pp. 265–. ISBN 978-0-8071-4740-5.
  3. [3]
    Vicki Carney. "Ever Heard of Fred, Louisiana?". centralspeaks.com. Retrieved September 5, 2019.


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