Welcome to New Portage ...

New Portage is located in Summit County<1>.

The location of New Portage 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 Portage, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

A typical abbreviation for New Portage: New Ptge. (or less commonly used: New Ptg.)

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

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

Area codes for New Portage: (330) and (234)<4>

Communities near New Portage ...

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

• Akron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
• Canton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <5>
• Brunswick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Stow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <5>
• Massillon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
  • Massillon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massillon <5>
• Kent
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <5>
• Medina
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <5>
• Green
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <5>
• Wadsworth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
  • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Portage ...

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

Adding New Portage to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Portage 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 for New Portage was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New Portage post office opened in 1823.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.oh.us/

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