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Welcome to New England ...

New England is located in Dade County<1>.

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.<2>.

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<3>

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)
  • John Ross Estates
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
    • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
  • Newnan Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
  • Lytle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lytle is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
  • East Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • East Brainerd
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
  • Red Bank
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Bank is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bank <4>
  • Fort Oglethorpe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Signal Mountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Signal Terrace
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
    • 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 (so far) for New England was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Dade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New England - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the New England area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the New England area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.