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Welcome to New Rochester ...

New Rochester is located in Wood County<1>.


The location of New Rochester 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 Rochester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

New Rochester is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named New Rochester ...

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

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

Communities near New Rochester ...

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

  • Bowling Green
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Perrysburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
    • Perrysburg is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <4>
  • Maumee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
    • Maumee is located in Lucas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <4>
  • Fostoria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rossford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossford
    • Rossford is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossford <4>
  • Waterville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Northwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Northwood is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <4>
  • Whitehouse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
    • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <4>
  • North Baltimore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Walbridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Rochester ...

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

Adding New Rochester to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Rochester post office opened in 1837.

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

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

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

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Wood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Rochester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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