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Welcome to Newbern ...

Newbern is located in Jersey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newbern, you might consider that their post office opened in 1834.

Newbern is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Newbern: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Newbern ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Newbern - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Newbern ...

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

  • Saint Charles
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Florissant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
  • Alton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
  • Hazelwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hazelwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelwood <4>
  • Ferguson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
  • Godfrey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Ann
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Saint Ann is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,583 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ann <4>
  • Bridgeton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
  • Bellefontaine Neighbors
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bellefontaine Neighbors is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine Neighbors
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,297 people
  • Wood River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newbern ...

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

Adding Newbern to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Newbern post office opened in 1834. The Newbern post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newbern.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jersey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newbern - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Newbern area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Newbern 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/