Welcome to New Derry ...

New Derry is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

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

New Derry is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near New Derry ...

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

• Greensburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Jeannette
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeannette <4>
• Latrobe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
  • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <4>
• Westmont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
  • Westmont is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
• Mount Pleasant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Manor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
  • Manor is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <4>
• Blairsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
  • Blairsville is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairsville <4>
• Youngwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngwood
  • Youngwood is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngwood <4>
• Delmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
  • Delmont is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <4>
• New Stanton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stanton
  • New Stanton is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Stanton <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 Derry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Derry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Derry ...

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

Adding New Derry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/