Welcome to Newmanstown ...

Newmanstown is located in Lebanon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newmanstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Newmanstown is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Newmanstown is within the (717) area code.

Communities near Newmanstown ...

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

• Reading
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
• Lebanon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Ephrata
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
• Wyomissing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <4>
• Lititz
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
• New Holland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
• Shillington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <4>
• Schuylkill Haven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Haven
  • Schuylkill Haven is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylkill Haven <4>
• Manheim
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manheim
  • Manheim is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manheim <4>
• East Petersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Petersburg
  • East Petersburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Petersburg <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 Newmanstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newmanstown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newmanstown ...

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

Adding Newmanstown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Newmanstown post office opened in 1878.

We also found Newmanstown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newmanstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.org/

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