Welcome to New City ...
New City is located in Sangamon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of New City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
New City is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: New City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for New City: 217 & 447<3>
Communities Also Named New City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named New City: This one is located in Sangamon County and the other is located in Cook County.
Beyond Illinois, there are 4 communities that are also named New City - they are located in Maine, New York and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New City.
Communities near New City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New City.
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Chatham is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
- Taylorville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Riverton is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <4>
- Virden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pawnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <4>
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Jerome is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New City. 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 City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New City. See our Newspapers Page for New City.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New City ...
Looking for more information about New City? 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 City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New City.
Adding New City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New City 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 City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the New City post office opened in 1875.
We also found New City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New City.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Sangamon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New City - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the New City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the New City 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |