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Welcome to Newkirk ...

Newkirk is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newkirk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Newkirk is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Newkirk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Newkirk - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Newkirk ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pottsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lehighton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Shenandoah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jim Thorpe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
    • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
    • East Mauch Chunk
    • Mauch Chunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <3>
  • Hamburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • West Hazleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Minersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mahanoy City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newkirk ...

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

Adding Newkirk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newkirk 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 (so far) for Newkirk was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newkirk.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Schuylkill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newkirk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.