Welcome to South Newbury ...

South Newbury is located in Merrimack County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Newbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for South Newbury: S. Newbury

South Newbury is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for South Newbury: (603)

Communities Also Named South Newbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named South Newbury - they are located in Ohio and Vermont.

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

Communities near South Newbury ...

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

• Claremont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Claremont is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <4>
• Weare
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
  • Weare is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <4>
• Newport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Hillsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
  • Hillsboro has also been known as:
  • Hillsborough
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
• Hopkinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Hopkinton is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinton <4>
• Henniker
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henniker
  • Henniker is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henniker <4>
• New London
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Boscawen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscawen
  • Boscawen is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boscawen <4>
• Sunapee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunapee
  • Sunapee is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunapee <4>
• Grantham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
  • Grantham is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantham <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 South Newbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Newbury.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Newbury ...

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

Adding South Newbury to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Newbury post office opened in 1850.

We also found South Newbury in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Newbury.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/