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Welcome to New Westville ...

New Westville is located in Preble County<1>.

The pronunciation of New Westville: WEHS-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Westville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

New Westville is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near New Westville ...

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

  • Richmond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Eaton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Wayne County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
  • Arcanum
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcanum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcanum
    • Arcanum is located in Darke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcanum <4>
  • Liberty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Union County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
  • Camden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Preble County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,974 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
  • Lewisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • West Alexandria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • New Madison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <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 Westville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Westville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Westville ...

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

Adding New Westville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Westville post office opened in 1840.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Preble, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for New Westville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Westville - 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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