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Welcome to New Wakefield ...

New Wakefield is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Wakefield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1834.

New Wakefield is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: New Wakefield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for New Wakefield: 251

Communities near New Wakefield ...

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

  • Jackson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Vernon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Chatom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatom is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <3>
  • McIntosh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wagarville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bassetts Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
  • Prestwick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Prestwick is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
  • Seaboard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Seaboard is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
  • Carlton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Carson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Carson is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Wakefield ...

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

Adding New Wakefield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Wakefield in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for New Wakefield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the New Wakefield post office opened in 1834. The New Wakefield post office closed in 1866.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Wakefield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/