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)
- Adrian
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rich Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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>
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Bates, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Home - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |