Welcome to New Site ...

New Site is located in Prentiss County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Site, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

New Site is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

New Site is located in the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named New Site ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named New Site - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near New Site ...

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

• Booneville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Prentiss County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <3>
• Baldwyn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
  • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <3>
• Red Bay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
  • Red Bay is located in Franklin County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bay <3>
• Guntown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown
  • Guntown is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntown <3>
• Belmont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Tishomingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <3>
• Mantachie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantachie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantachie
  • Mantachie is located in Itawamba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantachie <3>
• Burnsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <3>
• Jumpertown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
  • Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
• Tishomingo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishomingo
  • Tishomingo is located in Tishomingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tishomingo <3>
• Rienzi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
  • Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Site ...

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

Adding New Site to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/