Welcome to New Bridge ...

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

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

New Bridge would have been located within present day Lumpkin County<2>.

The location of New Bridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

While the community is gone, the present day location for New Bridge is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where New Bridge was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

New Bridge would have been located in the (706) & (762)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named New Bridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named New Bridge: This one is located in Lumpkin County and the other is located in Hall County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 6 communities that are also named New Bridge - they are located in New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina and Oregon (2).

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

Communities near New Bridge ...

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

• Gainesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <6>
• Gainesville Mills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
  • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
• Willow ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
• Gaines Ferry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaines Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
  • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
• Flowery Branch
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery Branch
  • Flowery Branch is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowery Branch <6>
• Dahlonega
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
  • Dahlonega is located in Lumpkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlonega <6>
• Cumming
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming
  • Cumming is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumming <6>
• Oakwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <6>
• Cleveland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <6>
• Blackshear Place
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackshear Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
  • Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people

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

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

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

Adding New Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Bridge 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 for New Bridge was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found New Bridge in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/