Welcome to Newby ...
Newby is located Newby is located in Leon County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Newby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913. Newby is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Newby lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Newby - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky and Oklahoma. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newby. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Newby. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Newby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newby. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Newby. 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 Newby. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Newby. See our Newspapers Page for Newby. Looking for more information about Newby? 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 Newby, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Newby. We originally found mention of Newby 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 Newby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Newby.
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From that list, the Newby post office opened in 1913.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Leon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/