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Welcome to New England ...

New England is located in Athens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New England, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

New England is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for New England: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named New England ...

While we believe that this New England is located in Athens County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named New England. Those communities are located in the following counties: Stark and Tuscarawas County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 7 communities that are also named New England - they are located in Georgia, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near New England ...

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

  • Athens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Belpre
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <4>
  • Nelsonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glouster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Chauncey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chauncey is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
  • Albany
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Buchtel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Buchtel is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
  • Coolville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacksonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacksonville is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
  • Stockport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New England ...

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

Adding New England to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New England post office opened in 1856. The New England post office closed in 1907.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Athens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New England - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the New England area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the New England 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/