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Welcome to Newsom ...

Newsom is located in Davidson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newsom, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Newsom is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Newsom lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Newsom: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Newsom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Newsom - they are located in Mississippi and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Newsom ...

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

  • Salisbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Albemarle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Spencer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Granite Quarry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockwell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Badin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Denton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • East Spencer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Spencer is located in Rowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
  • Faith
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newsom ...

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

Adding Newsom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newsom 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 (so far) for Newsom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Newsom post office opened in 1911. The Newsom post office closed in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newsom.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Davidson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newsom - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Newsom area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Newsom area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/