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Welcome to Newman ...

Although we found mention of Newman during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Newman had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..

We've added Newman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Newman, please Contact Us.


The location of Newman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


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

Newman is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Newman might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Newman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Newman - they are located in California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Newman ...

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

  • Topeka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
    • Topeka is located in Shawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <4>
  • Lawrence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
    • Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Valley Falls has also been known as:
    • Sautrelle
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <4>
  • Oskaloosa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oskaloosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
    • Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <4>
  • Perry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
  • McLouth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLouth
    • McLouth is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLouth <4>
  • Meriden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lecompton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompton
    • Lecompton is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompton <4>
  • Hoyt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
    • Hoyt is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <4>
  • Ozawkie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newman ...

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

Adding Newman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Newman on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newman.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jfcountyks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Newman and then turned east". While Newman could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Newman as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Newman could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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