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Welcome to New Washington ...

New Washington is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Washington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1819.

New Washington is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for New Washington: 812 & 930<3>

The ZIP code for New Washington: 47162<4>

Communities Also Named New Washington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named New Washington - they are located in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near New Washington ...

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

  • Madison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • La Grange
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sellersburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Charlestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Scottsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Crestwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Prospect
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Prospect is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,918 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <5>
  • Austin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hanover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Orchard Grass Hills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Washington ...

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

Adding New Washington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Washington post office opened in 1819.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Washington - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the New Washington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the New Washington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as New Washington). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether New Washington or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/