Welcome to West Newark ...

West Newark is located in Tioga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Newark, 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.

A typical abbreviation for West Newark: W. Newark

West Newark is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Newark lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

West Newark is within the boundaries of the (607) area code.

Websites for West Newark ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tiogachamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to West Newark, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named West Newark ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Newark - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near West Newark ...

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

• Binghamton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
  • Binghamton is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binghamton <3>
• Ithaca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <3>
• Johnson City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <3>
• Endicott
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <3>
• Owego
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <3>
• Dryden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <3>
• Port Dickinson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
  • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
• Whitney Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Point
  • Whitney Point is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney Point <3>
• Marathon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
  • Marathon is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <3>
• Candor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
  • Candor is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Newark ...

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

Adding West Newark to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Newark 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 West Newark was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found West Newark on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Newark.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tioga County: www.tiogacountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/