Welcome to New Home ...

New Home is located in Bates County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Home, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

New Home is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named New Home ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named New Home - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina (3) and Texas (2).

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

Communities near New Home ...

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

• Butler
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Butler
  • From New Home to Butler
• Adrian
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Adrian
  • From New Home to Adrian
• Rich Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
  • Rich Hill is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Hill <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rich Hill
  • From New Home to Rich Hill
• Pleasanton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Linn County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <3>
• Mound City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Mound City is located in Linn County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mound City
  • From New Home to Mound City
• Hume
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
  • Hume is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
• Prescott
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Prescott
  • From New Home to Prescott
• Amsterdam
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <3>
• Amoret
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
  • Amoret is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Amoret
  • From New Home to Amoret
• Fulton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Home ...

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

Adding New Home to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Home in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Home was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the New Home post office opened in 1872.

We also found New Home in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Home. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/