Welcome to Newmansville ...

Newmansville is located in Cass County<1>.

The pronunciation of Newmansville: NU-muhnz-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newmansville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Newmansville is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Newmansville lies within the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Newmansville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Newmansville - they are located in Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Newmansville ...

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

• Petersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
• Athens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Virginia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
  • Virginia is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <4>
• New Berlin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
  • New Berlin is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <4>
• Ashland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Pleasant Plains
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plains <4>
• Greenview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Greenview is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <4>
• Chandlerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlerville
  • Chandlerville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandlerville <4>
• Tallula
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
  • Tallula is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallula <4>
• Bath
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newmansville ...

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

Adding Newmansville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newmansville 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 Newmansville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Newmansville post office opened in 1860.

We also found Newmansville on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newmansville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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