Welcome to New Ireland ...

New Ireland is located in Newton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Ireland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

New Ireland is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for New Ireland: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named New Ireland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named New Ireland - they are located in New York, Pennsylvania and Quebec.

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

Communities near New Ireland ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Neshoba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <5>
• Newton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
• Union
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>
• Decatur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
• Walnut Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <5>
• Hickory
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Hickory is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
• Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Lake is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <5>
• Sebastopol
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
  • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <5>
• Lucern
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
  • Lucern is located in Newton County
• Neshoba
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
  • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Ireland ...

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

Adding New Ireland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Ireland 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 Ireland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New Ireland post office opened in 1854.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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