Welcome to Newbury Old Town ...

Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newbury Old Town, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Newbury Old Town is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Newbury Old Town lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Newbury Old Town ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Newbury Old Town.

• Lawrence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Haverhill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Haverhill is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
• Peabody
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
• Methuen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Methuen is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
• Salem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Salem is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
• Beverly
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Beverly is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
• Andover
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Andover is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
• North Andover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • North Andover is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
• Salem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
• Gloucester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gloucester is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,539 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 Newbury Old Town. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newbury Old Town.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newbury Old Town ...

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

Adding Newbury Old Town to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newbury Old Town 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 Newbury Old Town was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Newbury Old Town post office opened in 1874. The Newbury Old Town post office closed in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newbury Old Town.