Welcome to West Newell ...

West Newell is located in Vermilion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Newell, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for West Newell: W. Newell

West Newell is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While West Newell is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for West Newell: 217 & 447<3>

Communities near West Newell ...

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

Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Danville is located in Vermilion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
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Hoopeston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hoopeston is located in Vermilion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
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Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Vermilion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
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Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Vermilion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
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Tilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Vermilion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
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Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Covington is located in Fountain County (IN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
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Veedersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Veedersburg is located in Fountain County (IN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
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Catlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catlin is located in Vermilion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
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Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Williamsport is located in Warren County (IN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
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Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Vermilion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <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 West Newell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Newell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Newell ...

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

Adding West Newell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Newell 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 West Newell was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Newell.

Footnotes ...

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