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Welcome to Newburg ...

Newburg is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Newburg is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Newburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Newburg - they are located in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New York, North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (5), Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Newburg ...

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

  • Muscle Shoals
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Russellville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tuscumbia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Haleyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Moulton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Phil Campbell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Town Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Littleville is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Leighton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newburg ...

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

Adding Newburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newburg 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 (so far) for Newburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newburg - 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.