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Welcome to Newhouse ...

Newhouse is located in Houston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newhouse, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Newhouse is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Newhouse: 507 & 924<3>

Communities Also Named Newhouse ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Newhouse - they are located in Ohio and Utah.

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

Communities near Newhouse ...

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

  • Decorah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Decorah is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,484 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decorah <4>
  • Caledonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Houston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Rushford Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Mabel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lanesboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Canton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Eitzen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Eitzen is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 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 Newhouse. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newhouse.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newhouse ...

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

Adding Newhouse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newhouse 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 Newhouse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Newhouse post office opened in 1880. The Newhouse post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newhouse.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newhouse - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Newhouse area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Newhouse area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/