Welcome to Newfield ...

Newfield is located in Tompkins County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1822.

Newfield is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Newfield lies within the (607) area code.

Websites for Newfield ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tccofc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Newfield, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Newfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Newfield - they are located in Arizona, Connecticut (3), Maine, Ontario and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Newfield ...

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

• Ithaca
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
• Horseheads
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseheads
  • Horseheads is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseheads <4>
• Lansing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Cayuga Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
  • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
• Groton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <4>
• Dryden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
• Watkins Glen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
  • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
  • Former names for Watkins Glen:
  • Jefferson
  • Salubria
  • Watkins
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <4>
• Trumansburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumansburg
  • Trumansburg is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumansburg <4>
• Montour Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
  • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <4>
• Candor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
  • Candor is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <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 Newfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newfield ...

Looking for more information about Newfield? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Newfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Newfield.

Adding Newfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Newfield post office opened in 1822.

We also found Newfield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/