Welcome to New Burlington ...
New Burlington is located in Delaware County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Burlington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.
New Burlington is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: New Burlington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for New Burlington: 765
Communities Also Named New Burlington ...
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Burlington.
Communities near New Burlington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Burlington.
- Muncie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yorktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Yorktown is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <3>
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Chesterfield is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <3>
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
- Dunkirk
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Dunkirk is located in Jay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <3>
- Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
- Eaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hagerstown
(16 miles [25.7 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 New Burlington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Burlington.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Burlington. 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 Burlington.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Burlington. See our Newspapers Page for New Burlington.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Burlington ...
Looking for more information about New Burlington? 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 Burlington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Burlington.
Adding New Burlington to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Burlington 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 Burlington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the New Burlington post office opened in 1838.
We also found New Burlington in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Burlington.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Burlington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |