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Welcome to New Ohio ...

New Ohio is located in Broome County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Ohio, you might consider that their post office opened in 1829.

New Ohio is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for New Ohio: 607

Communities near New Ohio ...

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

  • Binghamton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Endicott
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sidney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Port Dickinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Deposit
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oxford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bainbridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hallstead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Ohio ...

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

Adding New Ohio to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Ohio 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 New Ohio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the New Ohio post office opened in 1829. The New Ohio post office closed in 1881.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Broome, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Ohio - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/