Welcome to New Lenox ...
New Lenox is located in Berkshire County<1>.
The location of New Lenox has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Lenox, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
New Lenox is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: New Lenox lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
New Lenox is within the (413) area code.
Websites for New Lenox ...
Junior League: www.jlbc.info/
Communities Also Named New Lenox ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named New Lenox - it's located in Illinois.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Lenox.
Communities near New Lenox ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Lenox.
- Pittsfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
- Adams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
- Great Barrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Dalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
- Lenox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Lenox is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
- Cheshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Cheshire is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Lanesborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
- Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
- Hinsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Stockbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 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 Lenox. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Lenox.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Lenox. 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 Lenox.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Lenox. See our Newspapers Page for New Lenox.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Lenox ...
Looking for more information about New Lenox? 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 Lenox, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Lenox.
Adding New Lenox to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Lenox 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 Lenox was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the New Lenox post office opened in 1854.
We also found New Lenox in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Lenox.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Lenox. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Berkshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 New Lenox - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |