Welcome to New Washington ...

The village of New Washington is located in Crawford County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of New Washington: WASH-ing-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Washington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Washington has a population of 918 people<4> (see below for details).

New Washington is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Area codes for New Washington: (419) and (567)<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Washington had an population of 918 people. This is a decrease of 5.07% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Washington had a population of 967 people. This makes New Washington the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 967 people, the population of New Washington decreased 2.03% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 987 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for New Washington.

Communities Also Named New Washington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named New Washington - they are located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near New Washington ...

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

• Tiffin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Tiffin is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <7>
• Bucyrus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
  • Bucyrus is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <7>
• Galion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galion
  • Galion is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galion <7>
• Shelby
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <7>
• Ontario
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <7>
• Willard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <7>
• Crestline
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
  • Crestline is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestline <7>
• Plymouth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
• Greenwich
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Greenwich is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwich <7>
• Bloomville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomville
  • Bloomville is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomville <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Washington ...

Looking for more information about New Washington? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for New Washington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Washington.

Adding New Washington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Washington 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 Washington was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found New Washington in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawford-co.org/

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