Welcome to New England ...

New England is located in Dade County<1>.

The location of New England has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New England, 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.

New England is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: New England lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from New England (for example, toward Bridgeport (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area codes for New England: (706) & (762)<4>

Communities Also Named New England ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named New England - they are located in North Dakota, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near New England ...

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

• Chattanooga
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
  • Chattanooga is located in Hamilton County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chattanooga <5>
• John Ross Estates
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Ross Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
  • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
• Newnan Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newnan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
  • Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
• Lytle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
  • Lytle is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
• East Ridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
  • East Ridge is located in Hamilton County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Ridge <5>
• East Brainerd
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brainerd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
  • East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
• Red Bank
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
  • Red Bank is located in Hamilton County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bank <5>
• Fort Oglethorpe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Oglethorpe
  • Fort Oglethorpe is located in Catoosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Oglethorpe <5>
• Signal Mountain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Mountain
  • Signal Mountain is located in Hamilton County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Signal Mountain <5>
• Signal Terrace
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Signal Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
  • Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 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 England. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New England.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New England ...

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

Adding New England to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New England 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 England was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found New England on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New England. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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