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Welcome to Newland ...

So far, we found very little information about Newland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Newland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Newland, please Contact Us.


Newland would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.

Newland was founded in 1896.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Newland is 5,860 feet [1,786 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Newland is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Newland was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Newland was located: 775

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, Missouri, 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.

  • Deer Lodge ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Lodge is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
  • Stateline ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Stateline is located in Iron County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateline
  • Fay ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fay is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Pioche
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Prince ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Prince is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
  • Mendha ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mendha is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendha
  • Desert Springs ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Desert Springs is located in Iron County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Springs
  • Bullionville ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bullionville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullionville
  • Panaca
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Modena
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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.

Adding Newland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newland 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 (so far) 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 1896. The Newland post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newland.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Newland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/