Welcome to New Providence ...

The town of New Providence is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Providence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Time Zone: New Providence lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

New Providence lies within the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named New Providence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named New Providence - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near New Providence ...

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

• Louisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <2>
• Jeffersonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <2>
• New Albany
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <2>
• Clarksville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
• Shively
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
  • Shively is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <2>
• Sellersburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
  • Sellersburg is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <2>
• Charlestown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <2>
• Scottsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <2>
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
• Prospect
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <2>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Providence ...

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

Adding New Providence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Providence in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Providence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the New Providence post office opened in 1826.

We also found New Providence in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Providence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov