Do you know of New Jerusalem ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about New Jerusalem. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with New Jerusalem.<1>

Our sources for New Jerusalem (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of New Jerusalem other than they indicate that New Jerusalem would be found somewhere in Ventura County, California.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1882 and closed  in 1895.

Communities Also Named New Jerusalem ...

We found five communities that share the name New Jerusalem.

Within California, the name New Jerusalem is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nevada
    • Lyon County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of New Jerusalem [Lyon County].
  • New Brunswick
    • Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of New Jerusalem.
  • Ohio
    • Logan County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of New Jerusalem [Logan County].
    • Lucas County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of New Jerusalem [Lucas County].
  • Pennsylvania
    • Berks County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of New Jerusalem [Berks County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for New Jerusalem ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about New Jerusalem:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for New Jerusalem - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Ventura County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Ventura County.