Welcome to New Rumley ...

New Rumley is located in Harrison County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of New Rumley: RUM-lee<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Rumley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1820.

New Rumley is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

New Rumley is located in the (740) area code.

Communities near New Rumley ...

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

• Uhrichsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uhrichsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhrichsville
  • Uhrichsville is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uhrichsville <5>
• Wintersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
  • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <5>
• Cadiz
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
  • Cadiz is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <5>
• Carrollton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
• Dennison
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
  • Dennison is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennison <5>
• Salineville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salineville
  • Salineville is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salineville <5>
• Tuscarawas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarawas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
  • Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
• Hopedale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
  • Hopedale is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopedale <5>
• Flushing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
  • Flushing is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <5>
• Smithfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Rumley ...

Looking for more information about New Rumley? 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 New Rumley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Rumley.

Adding New Rumley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Rumley post office opened in 1820.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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