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Welcome to New Haven Center ...

New Haven Center is located in Gratiot County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for New Haven Center: New Haven Ctr. (or less commonly used: New Haven Cen., New Haven Cent. or New Haven Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for New Haven Center for more information about variations on the name of New Haven Center.

New Haven Center is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for New Haven Center: 989

Communities near New Haven Center ...

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

  • Alma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alma is located in Gratiot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
  • Saint Louis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ithaca
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Shepherd
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Stanton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Breckenridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Fowler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Edmore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Carson City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Rapids
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 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 Haven Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Haven Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Haven Center ...

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

Adding New Haven Center to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Haven Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Gratiot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Haven Center - 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.