Welcome to New Jerusalem ...

New Jerusalem is located in Logan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Jerusalem, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

New Jerusalem is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for New Jerusalem: (937)

Communities Also Named New Jerusalem ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named New Jerusalem: This one is located in Logan County and the other is located in Lucas County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 5 communities that are also named New Jerusalem - they are located in California, Nevada, New Brunswick and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near New Jerusalem ...

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

• Marysville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Bellefontaine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
  • Bellefontaine is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefontaine <4>
• Urbana
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
• Kenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Kenton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <4>
• Richwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <4>
• West Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• North Lewisburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lewisburg
  • North Lewisburg is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Lewisburg <4>
• Russells Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Point
  • Russells Point is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russells Point <4>
• De Graff
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Graff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
  • De Graff is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Graff <4>
• Lakeview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <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 New Jerusalem. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Jerusalem.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Jerusalem ...

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

Adding New Jerusalem to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Jerusalem post office opened in 1876.

We also found New Jerusalem in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Logan County: www.co.logan.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/