Welcome to New Market ...

New Market is located in Platte County<1>.

The location of New Market has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Market, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

New Market is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

New Market is located in the (816) area code.

Communities Also Named New Market ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named New Market: This one is located in Platte County and the other is located in Polk County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 25 communities that are also named New Market - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (4), Tennessee and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near New Market ...

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

• Saint Joseph
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Leavenworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <4>
• Lansing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Smithville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
• Atchison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
  • Atchison is located in Atchison County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <4>
• Platte City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City
  • Platte City is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte City <4>
• Plattsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
  • Plattsburg is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsburg <4>
• Weatherby Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherby Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
  • Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
• Weston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <4>
• Gower
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
  • Gower is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gower <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Market ...

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

Adding New Market to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Market post office opened in 1839.

We also found New Market in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Platte County: www.co.platte.mo.us/

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