Weir, MS

Weir is a town in Choctaw County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States. The 2020 census counted 441 residents. Weir was settled by former Confederate Colonel John Weir and his brother James in 1868. Weir experienced a tornado on April 24, 2010. Weir is home to Weir Elementary Center, a pre-kindergarten through 6th grade school. A newcomer can read Weir through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Weir comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Weir is located in southwestern Choctaw County, bordered on the north by the Yockanookany River. Mississippi Highway 12 passes north of the town, leading northeast to Ackerman, the county seat, and southwest to Kosciusko. Weir is home to Elementary Center.