Welcome to New Idria (aka 'Idria') ...

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

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

New Idria would have been located within present day San Benito County<2>.

New Idria was established in 1857.

While the community is gone, the present day location for New Idria is 2,640 feet [805 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of New Idria is ½ mile above sea level.

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

The Area Code where New Idria was located: 831

The community of New Idria has also been called Idria.

Communities near New Idria ...

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

• Panoche Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Panoche Junction is located in Fresno County
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  • From New Idria to Panoche Junction
• Panoche
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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  • Panoche is located in San Benito County
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  • From New Idria to Panoche
• Giffen Cantua Ranch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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  • Giffen Cantua Ranch is located in Fresno County
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• Bitterwater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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  • Bitterwater is located in San Benito County
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• Cantua Creek
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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  • Cantua Creek is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantua Creek <4>
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  • From New Idria to Cantua Creek
• Mercey Hot Springs
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
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  • Mercey Hot Springs is located in Fresno County
  • Former name for Mercey Hot Springs:
  • Mercy Hot Springs
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  • From New Idria to Mercey Hot Springs
• San Benito
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
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  • San Benito is located in San Benito County
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• Coalinga
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
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  • Coalinga is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,591 people
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• Parkfield Junction
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
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  • Parkfield Junction is located in Fresno County
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• Pinnacles
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinnacles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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  • Pinnacles is located in San Benito County
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  • From New Idria to Pinnacles

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

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

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

Adding New Idria to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the New Idria post office opened in 1869.

We also found New Idria in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for San Benito County: www.san-benito.ca.us/

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