Welcome to New Market ...
So far, we found very little information about New Market. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added New Market to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Market, please Contact Us.
New Market would have been located within present day Gallatin County<2>.
The location of New Market has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Market, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
While the community is gone, the present day location for New Market is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where New Market was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
New Market would have been located in the (618) area code.
Communities Also Named New Market ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named New Market - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (4), Tennessee and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Market.
Communities near New Market ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Market.
- Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
- Eldorado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <5>
- Morganfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganfield
- Morganfield is located in Union County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganfield <5>
- Norris City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris City
- Norris City is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris City <5>
- Shawneetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawneetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawneetown <5>
- Uniontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Equality
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Equality is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Equality <5>
- New Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>
- Raleigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Raleigh is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <5>
- Omaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Omaha is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New Market. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Market.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Market. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Market.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Market. See our Newspapers Page for New Market.
Adding New Market to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Market in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Market was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the New Market post office opened in 1857.
We also found New Market in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Market.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Market, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Gallatin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Market - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |