Welcome to New Cumberland ...

New Cumberland is located in Tuscarawas County<1>.

The location of New Cumberland 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 Cumberland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

New Cumberland is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for New Cumberland ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tuschamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named New Cumberland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named New Cumberland - they are located in Indiana, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near New Cumberland ...

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

• Canton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• New Philadelphia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <4>
• Dover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Uhrichsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uhrichsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhrichsville
  • Uhrichsville is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uhrichsville <4>
• Minerva
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Minerva is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <4>
• Carrollton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <4>
• Strasburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
• Dennison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
  • Dennison is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennison <4>
• Sugarcreek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugarcreek <4>
• Brewster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Brewster is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <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 Cumberland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Cumberland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Cumberland ...

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

Adding New Cumberland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Cumberland post office opened in 1832.

We also found New Cumberland in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/