Welcome to Newburg ...

Newburg is primarily located in Jasper County<1>. A portion of Newburg extends into Poweshiek County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Newburg is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Newburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Newburg: (641)

Communities Also Named Newburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Newburg - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New York, North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (5), Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Newburg ...

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

• Marshalltown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
  • Marshalltown is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshalltown <3>
• Newton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <3>
• Grinnell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
  • Grinnell is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grinnell <3>
• Tama
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
  • Tama is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tama <3>
• Toledo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <3>
• Brooklyn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <3>
• Baxter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Baxter is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
• Le Grand
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
  • Le Grand is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Grand <3>
• Sully
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sully
  • Sully is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sully <3>
• Melbourne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Melbourne is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbourne <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newburg ...

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

Adding Newburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newburg 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 Newburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Newburg post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/