Welcome to Newland ...

Newland is located in Pettis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Newland is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Newland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Newland - they are located in Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Newland ...

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

• Sedalia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
  • Sedalia is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedalia <4>
• Sweet Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs
  • Sweet Springs is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Springs <4>
• La Monte
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Monte
  • La Monte is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Monte <4>
• Pilot Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
  • Pilot Grove is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Grove <4>
• Smithton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
  • Smithton is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
• Green Ridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
  • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
• Otterville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
  • Otterville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterville <4>
• Houstonia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
  • Houstonia is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
• Hughesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
  • Hughesville is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
• Nelson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Nelson is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 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 Newland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newland ...

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

Adding Newland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Newland post office opened in 1892.

We also found Newland on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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