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Welcome to New Chicago ...

So far, we found very little information about New Chicago. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added New Chicago to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Chicago, please Contact Us.

New Chicago would have been located within present day Amador County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for New Chicago is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where New Chicago was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where New Chicago was located: 209 & 350<4>

Communities Also Named New Chicago ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named New Chicago - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Montana (2) and Ohio.

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

Communities near New Chicago ...

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

  • Ione
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
    • Ione is located in Amador County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
    • Former names for Ione:
    • Bedbug
    • Freeze Out
    • Hardscrabble
    • Ione City
    • Ione Valley
    • Jone City
    • Jone Valley
    • Rickeyville
    • Woosterville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <5>
  • Jackson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sutter Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Plymouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Martell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fiddletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Carbondale ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Carbondale is located in Amador County
  • May ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • May is located in Amador County
  • Pine Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • River Pines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

The official website for Amador County: www.co.amador.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Chicago, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Amador, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Chicago - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the New Chicago area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the New Chicago area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.




 

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