Welcome to New Millford ...

The village of New Millford is located in Winnebago County<1>.

The location of New Millford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Millford, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Millford has a population of 852 people<3> (see below for details).

New Millford is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: New Millford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for New Millford: (815) & (779)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Millford had an population of 852 people. This is an increase of 22.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 57.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Millford had a population of 697 people. This makes New Millford the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 697 people, the population of New Millford increased 28.84% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 541 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for New Millford.

Communities near New Millford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Millford.

• Rockford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <6>
• Belvidere
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <6>
• Loves Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
  • Loves Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <6>
• Machesney Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machesney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machesney Park
  • Machesney Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machesney Park <6>
• Roscoe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <6>
• Rochelle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
  • Rochelle is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <6>
• Rockton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
  • Rockton is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockton <6>
• Genoa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <6>
• Poplar Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Poplar Grove is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Grove <6>
• Byron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <6>

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 Millford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Millford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Millford. 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 Millford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Millford. See our Newspapers Page for New Millford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Millford ...

Looking for more information about New Millford? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Millford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Millford.

Adding New Millford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Millford in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Millford was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Millford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Millford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov