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Welcome to New Providence ...

New Providence is located in Clark County<1>.

New Providence is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave New Providence and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for New Providence: 859

Communities Also Named New Providence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named New Providence: This one is located in Clark County and the other is located in Calloway County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 13 communities that are also named New Providence - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 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.

  • Winchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mount Sterling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Stanton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Irvine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jeffersonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Owingsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Camargo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Clay City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • North Middletown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Ravenna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky'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 Providence - 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.