Welcome to New Winchester ...

New Winchester is located in Crawford County<1>.

The location of New Winchester 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 Winchester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

New Winchester is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for New Winchester: (419) and (567)<4>

Communities Also Named New Winchester ...

While we believe that this New Winchester is located in Crawford County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named New Winchester. Those communities are located in the following counties: Licking and Stark County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 4 communities that are also named New Winchester - they are located in Indiana and Missouri.

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

Communities near New Winchester ...

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

• Marion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Bucyrus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Galion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Shelby
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Ontario
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Lexington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Crestline
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Mount Gilead
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
  • Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <5>
• Cardington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington
  • Cardington is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardington <5>
• New Washington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
  • New Washington is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Washington <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Winchester ...

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

Adding New Winchester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Winchester 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 Winchester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New Winchester post office opened in 1837.

We also found New Winchester 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 Winchester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Winchester. 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/