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Welcome to New Rome ...

New Rome is located in Sibley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Rome, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

New Rome is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: New Rome lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named New Rome ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named New Rome - they are located in Georgia, Ohio and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near New Rome ...

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

  • Saint Peter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Belle Plaine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Glencoe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Le Sueur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Norwood Young America
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Gaylord
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Arlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Young America
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Norwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Winthrop
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Rome ...

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

Adding New Rome to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Rome post office opened in 1876. The New Rome post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Rome.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Sibley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Rome - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/