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Welcome to Newby ...

Newby is located in Coles County<1>.

Newby is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Newby (for example, toward West Terre Haute (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Newby: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Newby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Newby - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Newby ...

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

  • Charleston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mattoon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sullivan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Arcola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Neoga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <4>
  • Greenup
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Toledo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <4>
  • Windsor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ashmore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Westfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newby ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Coles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newby - 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 Newby area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Newby 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.