Welcome to Newcomer ...

Newcomer is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newcomer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Newcomer is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Newcomer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Newcomer - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Newcomer ...

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

• Morgantown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
• Uniontown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
• Connellsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
  • Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connellsville <4>
• Monessen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
  • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <4>
• California
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <4>
• Westover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Westover is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <4>
• Scottdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
  • Scottdale is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottdale <4>
• Charleroi
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi
  • Charleroi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleroi <4>
• Masontown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <4>
• Granville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 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 Newcomer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newcomer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newcomer ...

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

Adding Newcomer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Newcomer post office opened in 1901.

We also found Newcomer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newcomer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

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