Welcome to Newbern ...

Newbern is located in Livingston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newbern, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Newbern is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Newbern: (270)

Communities Also Named Newbern ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Newbern - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newbern.

Communities near Newbern ...

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

• Paducah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
  • Paducah is located in McCracken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <4>
• Benton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Eddyville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <4>
• Calvert City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
  • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
  • Calvert City has also been known as:
  • Calvert
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <4>
• Brookport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
  • Brookport is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <4>
• Salem
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Kuttawa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuttawa
  • Kuttawa is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuttawa <4>
• Lone Oak
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
• Fredonia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <4>
• Grand Rivers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
  • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newbern ...

Looking for more information about Newbern? 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 Newbern, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Newbern.

Adding Newbern to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newbern 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 Newbern was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Newbern post office opened in 1893.

We also found Newbern on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newbern.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/