Welcome to New Rome ...

New Rome is located in Sibley County<1>.

The location of New Rome 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 Rome, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

New Rome is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named New Rome ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named New Rome - they are located in Georgia, Ohio and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near New Rome ...

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

• Saint Peter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
  • Saint Peter is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peter <4>
• Belle Plaine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
  • Belle Plaine is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <4>
• Glencoe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
• Le Sueur
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Sueur
  • Le Sueur is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Sueur <4>
• Norwood Young America
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
  • Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
• Gaylord
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Gaylord is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylord <4>
• Arlington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
• Young America
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
  • Young America is located in Carver County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young America <4>
• Norwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Carver County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Winthrop
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <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 New Rome. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Rome.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Rome ...

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

Adding New Rome to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Rome post office opened in 1876.

We also found New Rome in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sibley County: www.co.sibley.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/